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13. There never was a senior dose for the quadrivalent vaccine, so there is no shortage.

Thu Oct 24, 2019, 01:07 PM

Oct 2019

I do see news stories that talk about a shortage so I looked a bit further.

I looked to the CDC at https://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/vaccines.htm?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fflu%2Fprotect%2Fvaccine%2Fvaccines.htm#anchor-star

They only list one vaccine as high dose. It looks like the CDC and Medicare recommend any of the vaccines and have not required the high dose for seniors.

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"Senior" flu shot [View all] lillypaddle Oct 2019 OP

I didn't know there was a senior flu shot. Croney Oct 2019 #1

They may have given you the stronger dose lillypaddle Oct 2019 #5

I was curious so I logged on to my dr's office portal. Croney Oct 2019 #7

In St. Louis and they were out here but have since Sherman A1 Oct 2019 #2

Got mine at the VA, as usual... Wounded Bear Oct 2019 #3

My pharmacy was out, but got restocked yesterday. Delmette2.0 Oct 2019 #4

Kaiser in Denver had the same problem. DavidDvorkin Oct 2019 #6

First year for getting the "senior" flu shot... NurseJackie Oct 2019 #8

It's cause you're special lillypaddle Oct 2019 #9

LOL! That makes me feel better, thanks! NurseJackie Oct 2019 #10

I guess they just didn't make enough of it lillypaddle Oct 2019 #12

Well, that's interesting lillypaddle Oct 2019 #14