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piddyprints

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16. It cost us nothing.

Reply to Elessar Zappa (Reply #11)

Wed Aug 30, 2023, 12:02 PM

Aug 2023

We are both on a Medicare Advantage plan. From what I've read, it's free if you have Medicare Advantage or Part D. Looks like something changed in 2023. Might want to just call the pharmacy. They'd know.

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I got my 2nd Shingrix vax yesterday morning. [View all] piddyprints Aug 2023 OP

Do you tend to react a lot to other vaccines? e.g., COVID-19, Tdap, influenza, etc? hlthe2b Aug 2023 #1

Some of them. piddyprints Aug 2023 #2

The second one really whacked me Easterncedar Aug 2023 #3

Wow! I guess I should consider myself fortunate. piddyprints Aug 2023 #5

I don't generally react badly Easterncedar Aug 2023 #17

Got my second one Rebl2 Aug 2023 #4

Sounds like yours was way over 24 hours long. piddyprints Aug 2023 #6

Didn't look Rebl2 Aug 2023 #10

Might make a difference, I don't know. piddyprints Aug 2023 #12

Most "feel like crap"vaccine reactions resolve... 3catwoman3 Aug 2023 #7

Well, I'm past 24 hours now piddyprints Aug 2023 #13

I have bad reactions to the Covid vaccines and the Shingrix. My Shingrix reaction lasted a bit Scrivener7 Aug 2023 #8

Covid was nothing for me. piddyprints Aug 2023 #14

From what I've read on D.U. from posters and my town website, the second shot is a ball buster. 3Hotdogs Aug 2023 #9

I can verify that's true. piddyprints Aug 2023 #15

Do you know if Medicare pays for these new shingles vaccines? Elessar Zappa Aug 2023 #11

It cost us nothing. piddyprints Aug 2023 #16

Tylenol does a good job on the aching after an immunization Warpy Aug 2023 #18