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It is actually not straightforward to do. Safeway Pharmacy refused to actually give me the vaccine when I showed up saying I'm not in a group that's eligible. O
by arjie 1y ago
It is actually not straightforward to do. Safeway Pharmacy refused to actually give me the vaccine when I showed up saying I'm not in a group that's eligible. One Medical told me that it would be a $400/shot 3-shot regimen. I'll probably just travel to India some time to visit family and get Cervavac there instead of Gardasil here. It's about $20/shot.
- BobAliceInATree 1y agoas far as I can tell, pharmacists cannot give vaccines off-label (this is an issue for the new covid guidelines and some states fell back to an Rx if no longer eligible for the covid booster). Your PCP may give a vaccine off-label though, which is how I got my Shingrix, though I had to pay out of pocket.
- Aurornis 1y agoDepending on the state you’re in, you likely have to get a prescription from a doctor, not a pharmacist, due to the wording of the law. Simplest route would be to call your primary doctor and ask if they can give it to you at your next annual checkup.
- WarOnPrivacy 1y agoMy Dr doesn't give me stuff. But that's only because I'm one of the millions of Americans who has no healthcare beyond what can paid out of my pocket. Not his fault.
- nroets 1y agoSurely he can give you a prescription.
- WarOnPrivacy 1y agoHe could but then I'd still need to pay for the vaccine - which is the issue. Specifically, I would be adding the vaccine onto the long, long list of medical stuff (vaccines, tests, procedures) that I need to buy if the funds ever come available.
- epcoa 1y agoMaybe try Planned Parenthood, they do stuff like this.
- rishikeshs 1y agoWhat’s the procedure of getting Cervavac in india?
- unmole 1y agoYou can pretty much walk into any decent clinic and just ask for one.
- copperx 1y agoThe Walgreens pharmacist scolded my 35 year old girlfriend for getting it, saying that it was useless at her age. She insisted and he reluctantly administered the first dose (and later got the rest at another location). He even questioned her motives for getting it once she was in the room. I was appalled by the whole interaction. Maybe I could have understood if I had said she was my wife. But it is still stupid to assume that there will be no other sexual partners ever again in her life. With the prevalence of HPV, it's likely that we have one or more strains already, but who knows. Maybe the strain of a future partner is what will trigger cancer. If anyone here can enlighten me about the pharmacist's attitude, I would be grateful. I got vaccinated way before I met her, and even as a male I didn't get any comments from the pharmacists that gave me the shots.
- malfist 1y agoGotta love the logic of telling adults not to get the vaccine because its probably too late and you're already infected, while also telling parents not to give it to their kids because it's only for "prostitutes and promiscuous gay men" (per RFK)
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- jimkleiber 1y agoMy heart goes out to you and your family :-(
- abustamam 1y agoI'm so sorry you and your family are going through that. My condolences, from an internet stranger with family members with cancer as well. I don't condone violence or wish ill upon anyone... But there are certainly some people that I'm just like, fuck that guy. And yeah, fuck RFK.
- jl6 1y agoI believe you are referring to comments made about the hepatitis B vaccine, not HPV.