What are Vaccinations or Immunizations?
Vaccinations protect you from infection of specific diseases that can make you sick or disable you or in some extreme cases cause death. They boost your body’s immune system through the introduction of a substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases.
Available Vaccines:
- Flu
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- HPV
- Typhoid
- Tetanus
- Diphtheria
- Pertussis
- Meningococcal
- Pneumococcal
- COVID-19 (MODERNA & PFIZER)
Vaccine Safety:
Any vaccine can cause side effects. For the most part, these are minor (for example, a sore arm or low-grade fever) and will go away within a few days. Our trained pharmacists will go over any possible side effects of the vaccine with you.
Are you protected against Shingles?
Shingles is a painful skin rash experienced by almost a million people each year. The primary symptom is severe pain and is often accompanied by fever, headache, chills, and upset stomach that last from two to four weeks. Caused by the varicella-zoster virus, ‘shingles’ comes from the same virus strain that causes chickenpox. Often after an individual experiences chickenpox, the virus will remain dormant in the body and reactivate years later causing shingles.
The best protection against shingles is vaccination. The CDC reports: “In a clinical trial involving thousands of adults 50 years old or older, Shingrix reduced the risk of shingles by 97%. It is a 2-dose series, and the second dose is given after a 2 to 6-month interval from the first dose. It is available at your Fayetteville Drugs without a prescription. Shingrix is covered by most insurance, and we offer the best price in town for uninsured patients.”
