It's that time of year again... Flu shot or not?

Lolly said:
Well... I would say both.. If they provide a service.. like giving a flu shot.. they have to buy the vaccine.. and they have to pay someone to actually give the shot.. so they need to be paid. If the insurance company or Medicare didn't... the consumer would have to.. They aren't going to do this for free.
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This is exactly why we need a single payer system. The shot would be payed for.
 

DaveA said:
I had the shingles shot a few years ago as it was recommended by my doc. Also the yearly flu shots and the pneumonia shot every 5 years. None of them have caused me any problem, were free (to me) and although the shingles shot (at that time was listed as $200+,without any insurance coverage, cost me $25. I forget who picked up the rest, Medicare or my supplemental insurance.

I wonder how many of you folks had friends who had and/or died from polio? I had a couple, one who spent some time in an iron lung and eventually survived. When the polio vaccine came about, I know very few people who didn't almost consider it a miracle and back then, there was little if any talk about avoiding it (unless it was small religious groups).
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The Shingles shot is over $200.. Sadly, and for some unknown reason, Medicare does not cover it. One would think they would like to prevent something that will cost them much more money to treat.
 

Uncontrolable said:
Sounds good to me. I was just scratching the surface. But, as I said, if you need more information contact your Dr. where you may discuss this issue as it relates specifically to you. General information is nice, but knowing the specifics of a disease can never tell you about what your Dr. knows. Not everyone who gets shingles has the same reaction. I had supra orbital shingles. I had a little itching and a couple of vesicles on my forehead. I was a little down for a few days, but that was it. Just because I had a mild case doesn't mean you will. One more time, consult your Dr.
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My doc insisted I get the shingles shot as I had a severe case of chicken pox as a child. My sister had 3 spots and my eyes were closed with them and all over my body. I got it at Kroger as the doc office was out at that time.
 
People shouldn't worry about the shingles vaccine.. If you've had chicken pox you've already been exposed and have built up antibodies. the Shingles shot just insures your body continues producing antibodies for that pathogen.
 
fuzzybuddy said:
I'm on a bunch of meds, so I go into the pharmacy a lot. At the drug counter, they don't ask what my name is-they know it. So why do I get asked for a flu shot each time I go in? If you call for a phone refill, you have to listen to their flu speech. And I don't like the "it's free" part. It's free only if your insurance pays for it. Why do I feel like a fish with all these dangling worms around?
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It's that time of year!

I get mine every year, for maybe 15 years now, and it never failed until last year. I got the flu but it was milder than most cases around me so, it helped at least.
 
neotheone said:
I get one every year, probably for the last 15 or so. I get the pneumonia shot too, every how often it is advised.
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Just by happenstance of living in the metro Atlanta area, I know a real honest to God expert on the statistical issues with vaccines simply because we routinely visit the same dog park. I've had a few incidental conversations when I didn't know that they were an expert on that subject (but did know they worked for the CDC). One piece of advice I recall them telling me after I had mentioned to them in a conversation that I about died later in the day after being giving the pneumonia and flu shot at the same doctor's visit and being leery about even taking a flu shot again, much less another recommended pneumonia shot (in spite of my doctor insisting that the vaccines couldn't have had anything to do with it) was that if I did get vaccinated again to not get more that one vaccine at a time... and they were careful to make sure I understood that point. Best I recall a minimum of a 2 week interval was mentioned. Your doctor may or may not know/believe this but I'm convinced it is dang good advice. If in doubt and interested there is movie on Amazon Prime called Vaxxed that goes into it in more detail.
 
I've actually had TWO pneumonia shots.. at 60 and at 65.... Not a single problem for me... I've also had the Shingles shot... I'm up to date on my tetanus AND I plan to get the flu shot within the next week or two. Again.. other than a sore spot on my arm, no problems..
 
Ive had the shingles shot and up to date on the tetanus shot. Ive only had one flu shot in my life and that was when I volunteered at the hospital in Fresno.

I haven't decided yet if I'll get the flu shot or not. I'm seldom sick.
 
I've had the high-dose senior flu vaccine since it came out. The regular one doesn't work very well for seniors. I believe in that ounce of prevention!
 
Linda W. said:
I've had the high-dose senior flu vaccine since it came out. The regular one doesn't work very well for seniors. I believe in that ounce of prevention!
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Hubby and I are planning on going to Walgreens for ours later this morning. We are going to give the high dose senior vaccine a try.
 
I got the high dose one last year and had no problems at all. To those who say I don't get sick so I won't get the shot -- that was true for me until I DID get the real flu and I seriously thought I might die. And there's not much they can do for it, either.
 

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