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Old 08-18-2020, 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Miguel 1952 View Post
We seniors need this new shingles vaccine yet is very expensive with Part D prescription. I have SilverScripts and is $155 per vaccine and we must have two spread apart by several months.
Really disappointed as I really like Medicare with my supplemental and my Part D prescription.
I got shingles before I knew what it was. I was 52 years old and living in Arizona. It was the worst experience of my life. I was unable to get a vaccine until I was 60 years old. I paid $300 and had to get the vial, put it on ice and go to my PCP and have it injected. Once I moved here, a new vaccine replaced the first as it was determined that the first one was not as effective and I could get reinfected. Fortunately, I paid nothing and had to get a booster in six months. I paid nothing for the booster. As a former pharmacy technician, I recall that most people were unable to receive the booster because of the demand and short supply. Once you pass the six-month period, you would have to get the first one again and wait another six months.

I am surprised that all Part D plans do not pay 100% for this important vaccine, but having had shingles once, I would pay anything they asked and not look back.