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Im male and had it offered to me by my primary care in like 2009
by DontchaKnowit 2y ago
Im male and had it offered to me by my primary care in like 2009
- pyuser583 2y agoLast I checked was in the US, 2008. I was going to be traveling overseas, and was worried it would be required by a foreign country. I wanted all vaccines handled by my American GP, so the records would be in one place. I was very insistent: "Give me every vaccine for every country." He said if I wanted the vaccine that bad, I'd have to get it overseas.
- opello 2y agoIt was on the checklist at Walgreens when I got my flu shot and COVID booster. Maybe you don't even need a prescription now?
- Uvix 2y agoIt wasn't approved by the FDA for those over 27 until October 2018. Now that it is, I think technically you need a prescription but requesting it through Walgreens/CVS/etc. means they handle that for you. (COVID/flu are similar - if I look at the records for CVS they show a "prescribing doctor" I've never seen.)
- opello 2y agoInteresting, at the Walgreens portal I don't see any prescribing doctor listed for any of the vaccinations I've gotten there. In looking at the little pharmacy receipt they give you, there's certainly a prescription number, and a note that says "DR. AUTH REQUIRED" and at the top of the printout there's a field for "DOCTOR" but no value (like there is for "PATIENT"). I guess I have a question for next year, if I can remember!
- opello 2y agoI did find out that my state has a law that allows administration of flu vaccine by pharmacists without a prescription. That doesn't account for COVID not having one listed, but maybe that's still part of the emergency use authorization?