|
Forums59
Topics1,039,123
Posts13,959,582
Members144,187
| |
Most Online39,925
Dec 30th, 2023
|
|
 Re: Flu Shot
[Re: ReelBusy]
#13312210
10/15/19 01:04 PM
|
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 95,450
Bigbob_FTW
Big Sprocket Bob
|
|
Big Sprocket Bob
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 95,450 |
![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/usergals/2017/07/full-20284-169975-biyl8lail.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/usergals/2017/07/full-20284-169974-image_preview.jpg) FJB
|
|
|
Re: Flu Shot
[Re: Fishingking]
#13312211
10/15/19 01:05 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 9,519
TR176
TFF Celebrity
|
|
TFF Celebrity
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 9,519 |
This is my first year to get one. Went to CVS because it is suppose to be free. It was, but my question is why did they ask for my Medicare card or insurance card. They ended up using the Medicare card. So I am assuming that Medicare is paying for it. Medicare and insurance companies pay for the shot most likely through an agreement. It is much cheaper to do it that way because meds and/or hospitalization is much more expensive. However, anyone without insurance can go to the county health and get one free. So there is no excuse.
|
|
|
Re: Flu Shot
[Re: Jpurdue]
#13312230
10/15/19 01:23 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2017
Posts: 5,405
pop r
TFF Celebrity
|
|
TFF Celebrity
Joined: Sep 2017
Posts: 5,405 |
|
|
|
Re: Flu Shot
[Re: Jpurdue]
#13312236
10/15/19 01:28 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 23,028
Hard Rain
TFF Guru
|
|
TFF Guru
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 23,028 |
Got mine a couple weeks ago at Kroger much faster than CVS I was in 2 different CVS and both had a line zero wait at Kroger.
|
|
|
Re: Flu Shot
[Re: Hard Rain]
#13312240
10/15/19 01:30 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 39,362
Dan90210 ☮
Jr Deputy Dan
|
|
Jr Deputy Dan
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 39,362 |
Got mine a couple weeks ago at Kroger much faster than CVS I was in 2 different CVS and both had a line zero wait at Kroger. Kroger also does free Cholesterol screenings in March I believe.
|
|
|
Re: Flu Shot
[Re: Jpurdue]
#13312270
10/15/19 01:53 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 12,395
RipDaLips
Old n Crusty
|
|
Old n Crusty
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 12,395 |
Every year! I'll do whatever is possible to avoid catching the flu again.
Had it 2 years in a row years back and that was plenny enough for me.
Some folks mouths, flat out runs their minds.
|
|
|
Re: Flu Shot
[Re: Jpurdue]
#13312275
10/15/19 01:57 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 50,891
Trickster
Super Freak
|
|
Super Freak
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 50,891 |
|
|
|
Re: Flu Shot
[Re: Jpurdue]
#13312279
10/15/19 01:59 PM
|
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 31,274
HasBen
TFF Guru
|
|
TFF Guru
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 31,274 |
"Nothing spoils a good story like the arrival of an eyewitness."-Mark Twain
|
|
|
Re: Flu Shot
[Re: Jpurdue]
#13312297
10/15/19 02:11 PM
|
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 85,924
John175☮
MACHO MAN
|
|
MACHO MAN
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 85,924 |
Not yet. Got the flu last year even though I had the shot. It's not so much I fear the flu but the nurse taking a brain scraping through my nostril that I don't like.
“Do not pray for easier lives. Pray to be stronger men.” -JFK
|
|
|
Re: Flu Shot
[Re: Jpurdue]
#13312324
10/15/19 02:27 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 29,836
Duck_Hunter
TFF Guru
|
|
TFF Guru
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 29,836 |
Last time I got it was when my niece was born and my SIL required everyone who came to visit her to get a flu shot and some other vaccine boosters. I work from home and don’t have kids, so I don’t get it. Haven’t had the flu in a long time. Maybe since college.
|
|
|
Re: Flu Shot
[Re: Jpurdue]
#13312334
10/15/19 02:38 PM
|
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 4,010
machinist
TFF Team Angler
|
|
TFF Team Angler
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 4,010 |
No I am 72 and have never had a flu shot. The flu may kill me but so far I have only had it twice.
I fish on the edge and stay out of the middle
99 BassCat Jag w/225 Merc Optimax
Retired TXU Outage Manager
|
|
|
Re: Flu Shot
[Re: Jpurdue]
#13312339
10/15/19 02:49 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 5,743
Mark C
TFF Celebrity
|
|
TFF Celebrity
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 5,743 |
Last weekend at Tom Thumb in Frisco. No wait at 10:00 on a Saturday.
You are not a good or nice person.
|
|
|
Re: Flu Shot
[Re: John175☮]
#13312340
10/15/19 02:51 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 72,516
Mark Perry
Super Freak
|
|
Super Freak
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 72,516 |
Not yet. Got the flu last year even though I had the shot. It's not so much I fear the flu but the nurse taking a brain scraping through my nostril that I don't like. The flu shots are made to combat the most common strains of flu for that year. Unfortunately there are many different strains each year so the shots are not universally effective.
|
|
|
Re: Flu Shot
[Re: Jpurdue]
#13312341
10/15/19 02:52 PM
|
Joined: Apr 2014
Posts: 8,382
Jpurdue
OP
TFF Celebrity
|
|
OP
TFF Celebrity
Joined: Apr 2014
Posts: 8,382 |
I usually get it, but every year I debate it. I'm a huge believer in vaccines, however I struggle with the flu shot.
1. I'm young and healthy so if I get the flu, odds are it won't be that big of a deal.
2. The effectiveness of the shot varies wildly every year, but even on a good year it's usually only 60% effective at best.
3. Maybe I'm just a giant wimp, but the dang shot hurts. I just got mine yesterday and my arm still feels like someone smacked it with a baseball bat. It was bad enough I tossed and turned in my sleep all last night.
"Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley." -A.L. www.LunkerLore.com
|
|
|
Re: Flu Shot
[Re: Jpurdue]
#13312343
10/15/19 02:54 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 19,220
Jimbo
TFF Guru
|
|
TFF Guru
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 19,220 |
I've personally know of two people that died from the flu and that was too close to home.
I've had the flu before thought I was going to die and didn't care.
Just one more cast!
|
|
Moderated by banker-always fishing, chickenman, Derek 🐝, Duck_Hunter, Fish Killer, J-2, Jacob, Jons3825, JustWingem, Nocona Brian, Toon-Troller, Uncle Zeek, Weekender1
|
![[Linked Image]](https://goofybeast.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/nurse-ratched.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](http://i.imgur.com/AvUPi.gif)
