Thoughts on getting vaccinations at a pharmacy?

[Anonymous]

I've received flu, shingles and pneumonia vaccinations from our local pharmacist. No problems.

[Anonymous]

and tetanus

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I get my kids vaccinated at cvs by a pharmacist who is it weird? You prepare a dose, swab the shoulder and inject. I am sure someone with who has to go to school for a minimum of 6 years can accomplish this.

I'm guessing most pharmacists hate doing this. Not what they went to school to do. But it's a nice service the stores provide.

[Anonymous]

I've gotten my flu shot from cvs for years.

[Anonymous]

What about accountability if there is a problem? If there is a bad reaction to a vaccine at a pediatrician's office is a lot easier to tell if it a bad batch of vaccine or the individual child, because the ped has administered so many doses.

[Anonymous]

They write down the lot number of the vaccine so they can track who got it if there are adverse reactions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've never actually seen anyone get a shot or ask about getting a shot at any of these places. But it seems like it has, in fact, happened. Seems slightly weird to me, but if no other option is available I'd do it.

Of course you haven't seen them. They do it in the clinic room, not in aisle 4.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about accountability if there is a problem? If there is a bad reaction to a vaccine at a pediatrician's office is a lot easier to tell if it a bad batch of vaccine or the individual child, because the ped has administered so many doses.

You get the lot number and records. It's not a butcher shop procedure for crying out loud

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about accountability if there is a problem? If there is a bad reaction to a vaccine at a pediatrician's office is a lot easier to tell if it a bad batch of vaccine or the individual child, because the ped has administered so many doses.

I trust my pharmacist at least as much as (if not more than) my physician.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've never actually seen anyone get a shot or ask about getting a shot at any of these places. But it seems like it has, in fact, happened. Seems slightly weird to me, but if no other option is available I'd do it.

Do you hang out near pharmacy counters for hours every day, listening to the private questions each customer asks, and follow them into the little room to see what happens? If not, your personal experience has no relevance. But thanks for sharing!

[Anonymous]

I got the flu shot and my TDaP booster at the pharmacy. Super easy, no appointment needed, and covered totally by my insurance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get my kids vaccinated at cvs by a pharmacist who is it weird? You prepare a dose, swab the shoulder and inject. I am sure someone with who has to go to school for a minimum of 6 years can accomplish this.

I'm guessing most pharmacists hate doing this. Not what they went to school to do. But it's a nice service the stores provide.

I don't know--my pharmacist volunteered that they had the flu shot in already and asked if I wanted the shot. He doesn't seem to mind giving the shots. Maybe it's a nice little break from what he does the rest of the day.

[Anonymous]

Flu shots at the pharmacy (minute clinic, CVS) - mainly because I can get everyone in the family inoculated in August, before school starts.

Additionally, I do not have to shell out for the co-pay ($15 per person, per visit), so that is a saving of $60 from my pocket for a family of 4. Totally covered by my insurance. Just walk in and out. No appointments.

What's not to like?

[Anonymous]

I get all my vaccines and kids vaccines at the CVS minute clinc is our neighborhood. When I get them at our physicians office I have to pay a 15 dollar co pay even though the vaccine itself is fully covered. At CVS there is no co pay. I have three kids so this adds up to a significant chunk of change. Dh gets his flu shot at work but did get dtap at cvs.

[Anonymous]

I got the TDap at the Minute Clinic at CVS. It was administered the same way it would have been at the Drs office, and it was way easier! Plus, they take insurance. Worked out perfectly!