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To continue enjoying our content, please turn off your ad blocker. Skip to main content. Christine Blank. October 11, It's off now Dismiss How do I disable my ad blocker? I think its a myth haha. I have seen people get it and get sick, not get it and get sick, get it and be very sick or not get it and be slightly sick. I had a shot one year and about 3 months later I had the flu so bad that I was on my back for 2 weeks.
I asked the doctor why I got sick when I had gotten the shot. Some years the shots are more effective than others depending on the strains they protect against. But I still always get the shot and that is the only time in the last 17 years that I have caught the flu. So I think it is still worthwhile since it is such a small amount of money or sometimes free to help keep you healthy! Edgar, I have diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol. I am in medical school now. The health authorities make vaccines each season for the strains most likely to infect the particular region in question.
It is a very good idea to get preventative vaccines. Vaccines are one of the greatest inventions of modern medicine and are not to be feared.
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I am a 66 Ur old male and started taking flu shots beginning at age 65 at the VA Medical center near my home. I have not had any adverse effects and in general good health and no Rx. Its a shame as you put it that in our country that has some of the best medical care and vaccines that the herd mentality prevails. Good luck in your studies Elliot.
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No…he did not say herd mentality! Herd immunity…meaning that the more people who take the shot…the less people that there will be to spread it around. There are millions who are still hunting for a job! We have no Costco, but one is coming! Their prices are the same as Walmart! And if you think Walmart is cheap….
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Believe me, Walmart has some meds that are ridiculously high! Some organizations, etc. The world would be a better place. I believe that was the intention for all mankind. Please call your county health department about flu shots. I used to work in the clinic for the Virginia Dept of Health and we administered low cost or free vaccines to the public on certain days of the week.
Hi, I read above the Walmart is cutting down on the of locations offering flu shots. I was wondering what the rationale was for that i. I used to volunteer for the Medical Reserve Corps and we had flu clinics each fall. Free to the public and great emergency preparedness drills for us. I have seen this too here around Pittsburgh, PA.
Several hospitals give away the flu shot and use that day as a emergency rehearsal for the medical staff. Get the flu shot!!!!!! Never really recovered….. Affected my heart and lungs. My Grandfather died at the age of 27 of the Spanish Influenza that spread through St. Louis in after the boys came back from WWI; leaving my 18 month old Mom and Grandmother who survived the flu destitute! We are such a global community now-a-days that not taking a free flu shot when offered seems incredibly ridiculous!! Some who got the Spanish Influenza and perished, were placed in a mass grave at a St.
Louis cemetery. Supposedly, the plot has never been disturbed. I am actually a contract employee and do not work directly for the hospital, but it is still required. It has always been free to all employees, including contractors. Now, this year, they will no longer cover the shot for the contract workers. BUT… It is still required!! That is B. No where do they mention that of course. I decided to go to my regular physician with a 15 dollar co-pay and the shot is covered. Did you ask your doctor if you were getting a stronger dose because of age?
Here in the UK a lot of people get the flu jab as we call it for free on the NHS — everyone over 65 and if you have certain chronic conditions or are under Everyone else has to pay for it. I got mine today at a retailer called Asda which is owned by Walmart. I got 2 years in a raw bad flu.
I take flu shots every year now. I never get anything, not even a cough. Thanks for the info. I am a believer in flu shots. It would be helpful to inform readers of the type of flu shot given along with the prices listed.
Flu vaccine is available as a trivalent vaccine, meaning it protects against 3 strains of flu virus, and flu vaccine is available as a quadrivalent, meaning it protects against 4 strains of flu. The lower prices listed in your story are for trivalent vaccine.
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Also there is a vaccine for those over 65 called fluzone high dose. Studies show that this vaccine provides better protection for older adults. Contact your local Visiting Nurse Association to find a flu shot clinic in your area. They will not cover the quadrivalent flu vaccine. I called to check what specific flu shot was covered using the medical codes, because UHC is really good at NOT paying claims if they can help it. First of all, to the author of the article, thank you for a fantastic resource of very valuable information to those of us who will be immunized.
Great job!! Secondly, if you are in the very small group of people who should not be immunized due to allergens, this comment does not apply. Yay you! And by not immunizing yourself you could be putting those people with serious compromised lung problems at a higher risk through your lack of action. People short on sleep, cramped in airports and airplanes, not washing their hands… from god-knows-where… TSA patting you down, etc. Veterans can receive the annual flu shot at their local VA satellite clinic or the hospital. I have never paid fee for the shot. We get them free every year at the Flu Shot clinics through Kaiser Permanente.
Yes, we are members. Great post! Really like how you dive into specific money issues people are having like flu shot costs and try to point out ways for them to solve it cheaply. I actually started my own finance blog recently. Would love if you checked out my site and gave me feedback if you had a moment! Thanks in advance. Just wanted to say I appreciate the legwork you did to put this article together.
Very helpful as my health insurance just lapsed so I will be self-pay. Women receiving the flu shot had 2 times the number of miscarriages.
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Women who received the flu shot in 2 consecutive years had 7. I think that calls for discontinuing vaccinating pregnant women till more research is done. Kaiser Permanente members can get their no cost flu shots during any flu shot clinics currently going on now. Veterans can check with the VA to see if they qualify for a free flu shot at the VA hospital or a local clinic. Thank you for sharing these resources! Vaccinations save lives! Check with your provider to see if they offer low-cost or free immunizations hint: they usually do, since prevention is cheaper than disease treatment for them.
This is the one year I have not gotten my flu shot.