Where do I go to get my Flu Shot and how will my Senior Home Care provider assist me?
Most health care providers offer their patients the flu shot. If you don’t have health insurance, or an employer or county health department that offers free flu shots, there are a number of retailers offering fairly cheap flu shots for the 2018-2019 flu season. If you do have health insurance that covers flu shots, it may even be more convenient than going to your health care provider. Most have online scheduling.
Most do not offer their flu shot prices online (insurance acceptance varies and usual co-pay applies):
Costco Flu Shots: costs $19.99 for quadrivalent. Costco is the cheapest on this list if you don’t have insurance. Flu shots at the Costco Pharmacy is one of the services you can get from Costco without a membership.
CVS Flu shots: costs $22-$66.99 for quadrivalent (varies by location, so call ahead). Get a $5 off $25 coupon.
Walgreen’s Flu Shots: costs $39.99 for quadrivalent.
Wal Mart Flu Shots: costs $34.99 for quadrivalent.
Sam’s Club Flu Shots: costs $30 for quadrivalent. Flu shots at the Sam’s Club Pharmacy is one of the services you can get from Sam’s Club without a membership.
Target Flu Shots: costs $39.99 for quadrivalent. Note that CVS now runs all Target pharmacies, so prices are the same, but you do get a $5 Target gift card if you get a flu shot at a Target CVS pharmacy.
Most of these retailers have locations near you. You can also find additional locations at the CDC’s Flu.gov flu shot vaccine locator website, which will provide a map of locations by you that offer flu shots. Many county health departments offer free flu shots to children and the elderly. However, increasingly they are offering this service to everyone. The only downside is the potential for long waiting lines. Check out your county or cities website for more information.
At Canyon Lake Senior Home Care, we take flu prevention seriously. We require all of our caregivers to receive a flu shot annually as we encourage each of our clients to receive the vaccine annually by providing transportation to any client seeking to receive the vaccine.
