Aron's Pharmacy Vaccinations
Take your best shot at prevention with immunizations from Aron’s Pharmacy. See us for the vaccines you need to keep you and your community healthy. We offer flu, shingles, and pneumonia vaccines. Call us at 318-323-2242 to schedule yours today.
Flu Vaccinations
Shingles Vaccinations
Shingles vaccination is the only way to protect against shingles and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), the most common complication from shingles. CDC recommends that adults 50 years and older get two doses of the shingles vaccine called Shingrix (recombinant zoster vaccine) to prevent shingles and the complications from the disease. Adults 19 years and older who have weakened immune systems because of disease or therapy should also get two doses of Shingrix, as they have a higher risk of getting shingles and related complications.
Shingrix provides strong protection against shingles and PHN. In adults 50 years and older who have healthy immune systems, Shingrix is more than 90% effective at preventing shingles and PHN. Immunity stays strong for at least the first 7 years after vaccination. In adults with weakened immune systems, studies show that Shingrix is 68%-91% effective in preventing shingles, depending on the condition that affects the immune system.
Adults 50 years and older should get two doses of Shingrix, separated by 2 to 6 months. Adults 19 years and older who have or will have weakened immune systems because of disease or therapy should also get two doses of Shingrix. If needed, people with weakened immune systems can get the second dose 1 to 2 months after the first.
If you qualify as a recommended recipient of the shingles vaccine or have questions, please call your Aron’s Pharmacy pharmacist at 318-323-2242.
Pneumonia Vaccinations
There’s no such thing as pneumonia season, like flu season. If you and your doctor decide that you need to have a pneumonia vaccine, you can get it done at any time of the year. If it’s flu season, you can even get a pneumonia vaccine at the same time that you get a flu vaccine, as long as you receive each shot in a different arm.
Experts recommend that infants, older adults and some high-risk people get the pneumococcal (pneumonia) vaccine.