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Old 10-28-2008, 11:19 PM   #48 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by etalton View Post
Whoever told you that was wrong (about the age thing). Did you have your doctor write a prescription for it? That is what mine did. It is true I went to a military base to get the shot, but, from what I understand, if you have the prescription, you can have it filled and take it to your doctor to have him/her inject you. It is a necessary injection and your insurance should cover it under the circumstances. If not, I would appeal.
Etalton is correct. However, in my case, I did not need a prescription for a meningitis shot. I simply asked my doctor for it. The only caveat was that I had to wait a week for the clinic to order the vaccine from the health department.
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