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More food for thought...
Robert Kennedy Jr. is doing TV ads for a class action suit against the older shingles vaccination, Zostavax: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yMw06ZpIGU And, a friend sent me a link to this article about Shingrix and autoimmune disorders: Questions Remain about Shingrix Safety in Rheumatic Disease http://rheumnow.com/content/question...umatic-disease I have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and wonder if the vaccine would be right for me.
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I had my first ever flu shot and the first dose of Shingrix this past Friday morning at a Rite-Aid/Walgreens (the sign still says Rite-Aid, but it was recently taken over by Walgreens). I didn't need a prescription or an appointment; I just walked in and asked for the shots. They verified with my insurance company on the spot and I was approved with a zero co-pay.
Both shots were given in my right arm, flu shot on top, Shringrix below it (I can't have needle sticks in my left arm due to having lymph nodes removed). Initially I felt fine other than a sore arm, but late in the afternoon I developed chills and an upset stomach and then an intense headache that lasted all night and into the next morning. However, by Saturday afternoon those symptoms were gone and other than still having a sore arm, I was okay except for being tired and rundown from being up all night. The sore arm is definitely from the Shingrix in the lower injection site - the upper site isn't bothering me. But I can't really be sure about the rest of the symptoms because of having two new-to-me vaccinations at the same time. Even if it could be proved that the Shingrix caused them, I will still have the second dose in a couple of months because the pharmacist said it is supposed to be about 90% effective and I don't ever want to go through shingles again. |
10-23-18, 04:48 PM | |
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I went to the MinuteClinic at Target yesterday to get a flu shot and Shingrix. They had Shingrix, but said my insurance wouldn’t pay for it at a clinic. I now have Medicare and it must be paid for through Part D. They directed me to the Target pharmacy, which is able to submit claims to Part D - the clinic can’t. Well, the pharmacy didn’t have Shingrix and said there’s a nationwide shortage through probably January. So, older people should get it, but it’s not available to providers that can submit a claim for them. And the clinic doesn’t share theirs with the pharmacy.
The clinic gave me the flu shot. Apparently, that doesn’t go through Part D - the drug insurance. |
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10-24-18, 12:07 PM | |
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Had the first one in August. Getting the second tomorrow at my locally owned pharmacy. Minimal soreness. No side effects.
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10-24-18, 05:37 PM | |
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I wish more providers understood all of this better. I had a pneumonia shot during my annual physical in July. The nurse assured me it would be covered. Of course it’s convered, if you get it from someone who can submit drug claims - a clinic apparently can’t. I haven’t gotten a bill for it yet from my doc yet, but I’ll need to pay the bill, then fill out a claim form and submit it myself.
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