Flu Shot

My friend’s cousin wants to know how much a  flu shot costs.

I told my friend about Dr. Chua of Immunizers telling me that it would be ok to get a flu shot even with a sore throat and a cough.  She said that her doctor also told her to not get a flu shot while on antibiotics.

My sister said that she would need to read the literature on the vaccine before she administers it to me, so I decided to go to Immunizers na lang.

Below are my email exchanges with Mercury Drug, Immunizers and my pulmonologist, Dr. Gwen Agra–who I mentioned in I’m Getting My Flu Shot–of Cardinal Santos Medical Center.  I also referred Dr. Agra to my friend’s aunt, who sees Dr. Agra at St. Luke’s Medical Center Global City.

Dr. Agra:

‘You are stil unwell from last week?Would rather let sore throat resolve 1st before the shot. Ask about expiry date of fluarix,’ 

Sent from my iPod

On Mar 26, 2011, at 1:08 PM, [San Juan to Makati] wrote: 

‘Dear Dr. Agra,

Immunizers will only administer their own med.  Is Fluarix ok?  Dr. Chua of Immunizers said that as long as I don’t have a fever, I can get a flu shot.  Have runny nose and sore throat.
P 1,250 per dose. Glaxo Smith Kline.’

October 13, [SJM]:

So, basically, Dr. Gwen, I’ll be saving P 400 by going to my sister, but more important is the availability of Vaxigrip at Mercury Drug.’

October 13, Mercury Drug:

‘Dear [San Juan to Makati],
Below is the current price of your inquired items —-
Item Description	Unit Price
VAXIGRIP ADULT SYRINGE 0.5mL	P 725.00
BEGRIVAC 2010 FLU VACC 0.5mL10	P 595.00
SYRIN INTER3/10cc30u31Gx3/8100	P 10.00
BD MICRO-FINE+PENNDLE30g8mm100	P 10.50
Please be advised that the above quoted price is subject to change without notice and we require doctor’s prescription on Rx items. Serving is subject to availability of stock at the time of order.
For your ordering convenience, you may visit our website http://www.mercurydrug.com, fill out our order online form and pay using your Mastercard or Visa credit card.
After processing of your credit card and receipt of our email confirmation, you can either pick the merchandise yourself, or by your designated beneficiary in any preferred Mercury Drug store nationwide within 24 hours
If you have further inquiries, we will be glad to serve you.
MERCURY DRUG  ccagent: aqui’

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