I talked to my doc, she wrote me a prescription for the Shingles vaccine, and I took it to Walgreens. I asked them to check and see if my insurance would pay for it, and mine paid the entire amount. So I immediately got the vaccine. I am under 60 and was concerned if insurance would pay. don't know if they pay for all under 60 or paid for mine because my doctor recommended. My dad had the Shingles and was in intense pain for weeks and went through lots of testing before he actually had any rash (and only minor rash at that), so I was terrified of getting the Shingles.
On the mention of the pertussis vaccine, most ob-gyn's recommend to pregnant women that all who will be in close contact with new baby get the vaccine. When my granddaughter was born, I tried the get pertussis, but unfortunately it is only available with the tetanus, to which I am allergic. So I couldn't comply with the recommendation.
