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Originally Posted by Shimpy
Medicare doesn't cover it and neither does my secondary insurance. $225. per shot at Walgreens. But...from what I heard, it's worth it to avoid shingles. I'm 90% sure I never had chicken pox and my wife doesn't know about herself, so it's a gamble.
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I think Medicare does cover it Shimpy, but you must have a doctor's order to take to the pharmacy. It doesn't matter if you had Chicken Pox or not, the threat is the same. Herpes Zoster can reactivate, and that is what causes Shingles. And friends have told me the pain is something like having your skin ripped off, and it doesn't stop for three weeks and sometimes longer..