Medicare covers pharmacy administration of the following vaccines:
- COVID-19 vaccine
- Influenza vaccine (i.e. the flu shot) for ages 2+
- Pneumococcal vaccine for ages 65+
Not Covered by Medicare
Pharmacists can also assess and prescribe vaccines and/or drug products for some preventable or travel-related conditions, including:
- Chickenpox (Varicella zoster)
- Diptheria
- Haemophilus influenzae type B
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
- Lyme Disease
- Malaria
- Measles, mumps, and rubella
- Meningitis (Meningococcal disease)
- Pertussis
- Polio
- Pregnancy (i.e. prescribe contraceptives / birth control products)
- Rabies
- Shingles (herpes zoster)
- Tetanus
- Traveler's Diarrhea
- Travel vaccines
- Cholera
- European tick-borne encephalitis
- Japanese encephalitis
- Typhoid
- Yellow fever
Contact your local pharmacy to book your vaccine appointment.