Letter: Shingle shot sticker shock

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To the editor

You have all seen the TV spot urging that we get vaccinated against shingles. At the advice of our Primary Care Physician, my wife and I each got the shot during a routine visit to the doctor’s office.

What nobody ­— in the TV spot or at the doctor’s office — told us was that the vaccine is expensive, almost $300 for each shot, and that Medicare doesn’t cover the procedure. We have been billed over $600.

So this is to let others know to check the cost, shop around, and see if a prescription assistance plan will help pay for non-Medicare-covered vaccines.

Randolph R. Brown

Peterborough