Frugal Friday: It's Flue Season!

After my family doctor mentioned that they would not be ordering as many of the flu vaccine because so many of the pharmacies are now offering them; I decided to start looking at who is doing flu shots, and where I can find the best price. Who is offering additional benefits to getting it done there?

Tom Thumb offers 10% off coupon towards groceries. Also, if you transfer a prescription, you earn a $25 off $50 groceries. Brookshire’s locations are offering $25 flu shots plus you earn 100 Bonus Your Points. If you have pharmacy rewards at Target, the flu shot counts towards your reward.

CVS only offers vaccines at their Minute Clinic, so you will need to find out which locations have Minute Clinic. I believe that all Walgreen’s are now offering vaccines. It does not appear that Wal-Mart offers vaccines at the DFW locations. Select Target locations offer the flu shots.

Only CVS and Walgreen’s listed the prices for their vaccines. They offer more than just the flu shot. Here is the list of the prices. Remember there are now different types of vaccines available.

Use this list as a reference for flu shots if you do not have insurance.

AGE                SHOT TYPE                  WALGREENS  CVS
ages 2–49         Flu (FluMist Intranasal)         $39.99        n/a
ages 65+          Flu (Fluzone High-Dose)        $54.99        $49.99
ages 2+            Flu (Influenza)                      $31.99        $31.99

Hopefully this will help you in finding the best place for you and stay healthy this winter!