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Do you know are shingles vaccine shots covered by medicare?

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Dr. Ryan Phasouk answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Call insurance: The best resource to find out if your insurance covers a certain vaccine would be to call the insurance carrier and ask them. All the best!

Answered 3/23/2014

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