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Betsy Ross Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:12 PM
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I just had a free flu shot at Walgreen's.
This is not a thread for arguing the pros and cons of flu shots, it is about access to the vaccines for people who choose to have them.

I filled out a form which asked for a MediCare number, which I have, so it was free. I waited about 2 minutes after completing the form. The shot was A-OK and Walgreen's gave me a water bottle filled with goodies.

So I would highly recommend Walgreen's which is giving vaccinations in all its stores.
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lillypaddle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:14 PM
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1. good for you
I intend to have one, too. yay for Walgreens.
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drm604 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:14 PM
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2. K&R
I just got mine at my Doctor's office. I'm not on Medicare yet, but I'm kicking this so that others who can take advantage will see it.
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Mari333 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:15 PM
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3. my gfriend had hers last week and shes sick as a dog
really sick.
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:17 PM
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7. That's probably because you don't wash your hands after you poop.
WHAT?


I was kidding!

Geesh.
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cyndensco Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:20 PM
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8. My 19 year old son had one last Friday and he was sick most of the weekend.
Now he just has cold symptoms. Hope your girlfriend feels better - a week is a long time....
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Fire_Medic_Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 09:56 PM
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28. Of course people are contagious with the flu 24 hours before exhibiting symptoms.
So if he got the flu he got it before the shot. Besides it's a dead virus.
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Liquorice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:21 PM
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11. It takes about two weeks to work. nt
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timeforpeace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 07:49 PM
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23. No, you get sick from it right away.
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Mari333 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 08:45 PM
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26. yes, she got sick right away, so did her college aged daughter
but her daughter got better in about a day, my girlfriend didnt. shes 57. she is still sick, headache, nausea, fever, vomitting. I think I will take my chances with no shot, myself.
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Fire_Medic_Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 10:05 PM
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30. What has this illness been diagnosed as?
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Ruby the Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:21 PM
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12. I can't take them either
:(

Hope she feels better soon.
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Fire1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:43 PM
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18. THAT'S what happened to me the last time I had one.
Never again!
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:15 PM
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4. I get my insurance from the private sector, so I had to pay $25.00 at Walgreen's n/t
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:15 PM
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5. I am probably gonna go there once the ghastly heat wave is over next week and get
my seasonal flu shot. They charge $25 if you don't have Medicare. It's pricey (last one I got a couple of years ago was $15 IIRC), and I will still need to get the H1N1 later, but the last thing I can afford right now is to miss work due to illness.
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:16 PM
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6. I figure, if I get the flu, I'll spend at LEAST $50 on decongestant, cough drops, tissues and such.
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:48 PM
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21. Exactly, lol, and for me at least the substantial lost income (well not
so substantial in the current economic climate, but you get my drift).
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:49 PM
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22. Loss of income, loss of consortium. n/t
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marybourg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:20 PM
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9. Medicare covers the flu shot no matter where you get it. nt.
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JBoris Donating Member (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:21 PM
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10. Water bottle filled with goodies?
what was in it besides water?
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Betsy Ross Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:30 PM
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16. Different items
Tissue package
Lotion
Crayons
Pill case

Not big things, but it is the kind of think the Women's shelter always want.
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SoCalNative Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:22 PM
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13. Getting mine free again this year
where I work.
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Davis_X_Machina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:22 PM
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14. Free seasonal and H1N1 shots...
...for all staff and students at our school.
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imdjh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:27 PM
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15. Me too, but I'm having a reaction.
My brother and I looked like twins until this afternoon.

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ChairmanAgnostic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:33 PM
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17. walgreen's: offering you the flu for free!
I have never had a flu shot, and will do my best to avoid them in the future.
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emilyg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:45 PM
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19. I did, too.
At Walgreens.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:47 PM
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20. I got my annual at Target when I went to pick up my stuff
err meds.

Had a sore arm for two days... and that's it

When the Hinnie flu shot shows at the clinic, I am ready.

Didn't want to get both at the same time

By the way, if you get sick after the vax... it takes 5-7 days for the flu vax to act, the hinnie 7-10, fyi.
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B Calm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 08:40 PM
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24. Cost me $30.00 out of pocket last year at CVS
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 08:43 PM
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25. Hopefully my baby girl can get her swine flu shot soon.
Edited on Fri Sep-25-09 08:44 PM by Shell Beau
She is one of the prime candidates. It has been taking over MS here lately. But I will be getting the regular ole flu shot. Probably from Walgreens. I don't want to risk getting it and passing it off to her. edit: Or risk giving it to anyone else for that matter (but mainly my little angel!)
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lib2DaBone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 09:39 PM
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27. Dont take the Flu Shots... You dont know whats in them?
Would they GIVE away anything that is good for you?
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Fire_Medic_Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 09:57 PM
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29. Just because you haven't done your research doesn't mean everyone else is lazy.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 08:31 AM
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31. Please feel free not to take the flu shot...
but please don't advise others to do what you do. Clearly, you are uninformed, and uninformed medical advice is unwanted advice.
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panzerfaust Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 08:37 AM
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32. Yes, please do not get them
It will leave more for those who are smart enough to realize that medicine has advanced since the second century.
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