<p>My insurance covered the guardasil, too. It didn't make me sick, but the meningitis vaccine did. I felt awful- achy, lethargic, and kind of dizzy/spinny, for about 12 hours after I got the shot.</p>
<p>And if you are helping make health care decisions for older relatives, maybe it's time for the shingles vaccine:
Vaccines:</a> VPD-VAC/Shingles/Vaccine FAQs</p>
<p>Check your respective medical insurance plans, because some cover the cost of immunizations 100% as a wellness care visit. Also, anyone that has had chicken pox can get shingles. My D had chicken pox at 2 and shingles at 7. Her pediatrician had never seen a case of shingles in someone that age; but it happened!</p>
<p>Is the menengitis shot given only once? My son received it last year upon entering his freshman year in college. Will he need to get it again this year?</p>
<p>Yep, he should only need one dose of meningitis.</p>
<p>Also if your child's high school is open over the summer, try to get a copy of your child's immunization record (if you don't have a copy at home or a set at their doctor's office). At NYC public schools, there should be a hard copy of their immunization records in their cumulative records folder. If there is an administrative assistant working, who has ATS access, they can access the imunization information through the ATS system.</p>
<p>The Vaccines for Children program, which provides free vaccines to New Hampshire children ages 18 and under, offers Gardasil to girls between 11 and 18.</p>
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Bad News for Older Women Who Want the HPV Vaccine
June 25, 2008 04:43 PM ET | Deborah Kotz | Permanent Link </p>
<p>There was some disheartening news on the HPV vaccine today for women ages 27 to 45 who were hoping to get vaccinated against cervical cancer and have the $360 cost covered by insurance. The Food and Drug Administration told manufacturer Merck that it needs more time to make a decision about expanded use for its Gardasil vaccine, already approved for females ages 12 to 26. The vaccine protects against four HPV types, two of which cause genital warts and two of which are responsible for 70 percent of cervical cancers; about 80 percent of women become infected with HPV at some time or other.</p>
<p>Bad</a> News for Older Women Who Want the HPV Vaccine - On Women (usnews.com)</p>
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<p>My S upon entering his freshman year last August, had either already had or received the necessary shots including the one for meningitis. Are any of the common shots yearly? I guess we will hear something again from his health dept at school, but I was curious if I was missing something.
I'd like to get it schedule for early August before he returns back to school.</p>
<p>I just got back from the doctor...I have a band-aid on each arm and one on my finger (they checked my blood sugar to make sure I don't have diabetes...I don't! w00t).</p>
<p>I got the meningitis (conjugate) and the first Gardasil shot.</p>
<p>The HPV one stung pretty bad, but I haven't reacted yet...they did have me sit for about 15 minutes just to make sure I didn't have a reaction (this was also when they did the diabetes check).</p>
<p>My insurance covered all my shots, I just had to pay my $20 copay.</p>
<p>Can girls get the Gardasil shot if they are sexually active?</p>
<p>OKgirl While it's recommended that girls get it before they are sexually active (hence the young age range), it will still protect someone from any HPV strains that they don't already have. Depending on your age/history/luck you may not have been exposed to any yet. Talk to a doctor or health clinic worker.</p>
<p>Just a note on timing for Gardisil shots: You can let more months elapse between the shots ... just not fewer. D had more than 6 months between the 2nd & 3rd shots because the doctor didn't have any vaccine when she was home at spring break. So don't worry if you can't get all 3 shots in "on time" --- just get them when you can.</p>
<p>^Excellent to know! I won't be home "on time" for the second one, so it's nice to know I won't be at a disadvantage.</p>