[Magdalen] Feeling flu-ey. I'm sure it's a passing phase.

[Joseph Cirou]

I just got the shingles shot for free with my Kaiser Permanente program. I
had the flu shot and the pneumonia shot and have been feeling as if
something like a chest infection had invaded my body. it is easy to get a
free flu shot around here
I think being over 65 helps with the free pneumonia and shingles shots

Joe Cirou;

On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 2:25 PM, Susan Hutchinson <shutchinsonca at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
> On 2014-12-29, at 4:33 PM, ME Michaud wrote:
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> > If they costed it out properly, health insurers and employers ought to
> > do this at no charge. It saves them a ton of money in healthcare costs
> > and/or sick time.
>
> Here in BC (and I believe most, if not all, of Canada) flu shots are free.
> I just give my health number to the pharmacy, or make an appointment with
> my primary doc. The same is also true for people under 25 and the hpv shot.
> Unfortunately, I need extra insurance to cover the shingles vaccine, and it
> is not cheap (around $250).
>
> Health care workers in BC are also required by law to have the flu vaccine
> every year unless they have a doc note. Many employers provide a clinic for
> employees.
>
> I have one every year. Two chronic diseases (and maybe a third), and work
> with vulnerable populations make a powerful argument for getting it asap.
>
> This year's version did not provide complete protection. I got the flu
> anyway, but I got over it within a few weeks and without a major chest
> infection (not unusual for me).
>
>
> Susan Hutchinson
> shutchinsonca at gmail.com
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