Yo Geezers, have you had troubles finding an adjuvanted or high dose flu shot?

[jpak]

[Greybnk48]

1. No. We got ours the end of August at Walgreen's.

Have you tried the drug stores?

[jpak]

2. Yes but they ran out immediately

My PCP can't get it.

Maine, oldest state in the nation.

Ugh

[Ms. Toad]

3. They do exist . . .

There are at least two versions - but the vast majority don't include adjuvants.

Quadrivalent IIV (IIV4)—Standard-dose—Adjuvanted Egg-based (aIIV4)
Fluad Quadrivalent
Seqirus 0.5 mL prefilled syringe ≥65 yrs 15/0.5mL No
Trivalent IIV (IIV3)—Standard-dose—Adjuvanted—Egg-based (aIIV3)
Fluad
Seqirus 0.5 mL prefilled syringe ≥65 yrs 15/0.5mL No

(Looks like 7 without, 2 with)

[Golden Raisin]

4. Yes. For the last several years

both my doctor and my pharmacy tell me every year that there is a "Senior" variant but they are ALWAYS out of it and, "not expecting it in stock any time soon." Therefore I have received/taken the regular, common garden variety flu shot. I'm still living and haven't gotten the flu so I guess the regular one is OK, or perhaps I've just been lucky. It's a bizarre situation though.

[snowybirdie]

5. Nope

Called our doc and they did it in his office the next day, while social distancing.

[DavidDvorkin]

6. I had that problem last year

Got the regular shot, instead.

I haven't had the shot yet, this year. I'm waiting until mid-Octoberish.

[Yonnie3]

7. I've never had a "senior" variant.

I don't recall which year, but I did choose not to have the high dose (at a drug store) as it was trivalent and my physician had the quadrivalent variant. I felt a slightly lesser protection against four strains was better than stronger protection against three strains. My MD didn't disagree, but he might have been humoring me.

Any of the available variants are better than none.

[Frustratedlady]

8. No, I got mine 4 weeks ago with no problem.

[trocar]

9. Out for the next 3-4 weeks per pharmacy nt