cheap twinrix

paulus · Jul 9th, 2005, 02:49

anyone know where i can get a relatively cheap twinrix booster shot in the nyc area? my primary physician wants to charge me $125.

am off on wednesday.
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iyou · Jul 9th, 2005, 03:22

Perhaps you can wait and get it when you reach India. It's sure to be MUCH less expensive there.

paulus · Jul 9th, 2005, 03:30

do you know of anybody who has done that?

jjacquemain · Jul 9th, 2005, 04:01

Have you looked into your local health dept.? They usually have a travel dept. Wouldn't hurt to give them a call.

Sama · Jul 9th, 2005, 04:56

I second what jjacquemain said --

I am in Chicago area and the next county over from mine offers "travel" shots for $12 apiece thru the health department.

iwanttogoback · Jul 10th, 2005, 18:32

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Perhaps you can wait and get it when you reach India. It's sure to be MUCH less expensive there.

my understanding of hepatitis vaccinations is that they need to be started sometime before you visit the country in question. my doctor recommended three shots over a six month period, starting five months before i left.

NB: this is not a medical site, speak to your doctor, and check the timeline thing.

mika · Jul 12th, 2005, 11:34

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Originally Posted by iwanttogoback

my understanding of hepatitis vaccinations is that they need to be started sometime before you visit the country in question. my doctor recommended three shots over a six month period, starting five months before i left.

He said booster shot, so I get it's the third one. The standard way is to take 2nd shot one month after the 1st and the 3rd at least five months after the 2nd.

The first two doses provide immunity for one year and the third dose extends the immunity to 10+ years.

paulus · Jul 12th, 2005, 21:02

actually it was the second shot. apologies for any confusion. i got in touch with local health dept but they couldn't fit me in in time so i reluctantly got stung. ouch that hurt, but prob not as much as hepatitis might. given that i leave tomorrow i didn't have much time to research other possibilities but thanks for the advice all the same. i'm sure its possible to get it a lot cheaper, just give yourself plenty of time.

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rab · Jul 12th, 2005, 21:25

JARGON ALERT

Does anyone else want to know what a twinrix is?

I thought it was a chocolate bar???

rab

Anders · Jul 12th, 2005, 22:46

It's a Hep A and Hep B vaccine.
I would prefer the chocolate bar myself.

jjacquemain · Jul 12th, 2005, 23:28

MMMMMMmmmmmmm...Twix bar...

Chocolate and caramel with a cookie crunch!

iwanttogoback · Jul 13th, 2005, 15:12

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Does anyone else want to know what a twinrix is?

the two hep vaccinations (a & b) are combined into one, although i am sure that you still get charged for two!

Jul 9th, 2005, 02:49	#1
paulus Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: nyc, but not for much longer, boo hoo Posts: 11	cheap twinrix anyone know where i can get a relatively cheap twinrix booster shot in the nyc area? my primary physician wants to charge me $125. am off on wednesday. p

Jul 9th, 2005, 03:22	#2
iyou Maha Guru Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon USA Posts: 502	Perhaps you can wait and get it when you reach India. It's sure to be MUCH less expensive there. __________________ . . . --May a moody baby doom a yam.

Jul 9th, 2005, 04:01	#4
jjacquemain Nothing is illegal until you get caught~ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio USA Posts: 533	Have you looked into your local health dept.? They usually have a travel dept. Wouldn't hurt to give them a call. __________________ There is no defense against chaos~

Jul 9th, 2005, 04:56	#5
Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 5,434	I second what jjacquemain said -- I am in Chicago area and the next county over from mine offers "travel" shots for $12 apiece thru the health department. __________________ *My India, 2005-2008* BE THE REVOLUTION

Jul 12th, 2005, 21:25	#9
rab Honorary Mod Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: McLaren Vale, South Australia Posts: 1,216	JARGON ALERT Does anyone else want to know what a twinrix is? I thought it was a chocolate bar??? rab __________________ IndiaMike Mod Team (The Honorary One)

Jul 9th, 2005, 03:30	#3
paulus Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: nyc, but not for much longer, boo hoo Posts: 11	do you know of anybody who has done that?

Jul 12th, 2005, 21:02	#8
paulus Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: nyc, but not for much longer, boo hoo Posts: 11	actually it was the second shot. apologies for any confusion. i got in touch with local health dept but they couldn't fit me in in time so i reluctantly got stung. ouch that hurt, but prob not as much as hepatitis might. given that i leave tomorrow i didn't have much time to research other possibilities but thanks for the advice all the same. i'm sure its possible to get it a lot cheaper, just give yourself plenty of time. p

Jul 12th, 2005, 22:46	#10
Anders Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: England Posts: 630	It's a Hep A and Hep B vaccine. I would prefer the chocolate bar myself.

Jul 12th, 2005, 23:28	#11
jjacquemain Nothing is illegal until you get caught~ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio USA Posts: 533	MMMMMMmmmmmmm...Twix bar... Chocolate and caramel with a cookie crunch!

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