Flu shot prescriptions needed

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ATLANTA --- It's going to be a little harder to get a flu shot at some Georgia pharmacies this season.

Several of the state's large pharmacy chains said Friday they'll require each customer to have a prescription from their doctor to get a shot. For years now, patients have been able to pay a fee and a pharmacist would administer the shot without the customer needing any paperwork.

But a complaint filed this year with the Georgia Board of Pharmacy prompted a surprising legal decision: the flu vaccine is classified as a dangerous drug in Georgia, which means a prescription has been needed all along.

That touched off a flurry of sometimes contradictory advice from medical and pharmacy officials and worries that shots would be harder to obtain.

Gov. Sonny Perdue told pharmacists that they should "continue prior practices" without fearing prosecution.

But some of the larger pharmacy chains in the state say they aren't taking any chances.

Spokesmen for The Kroger Co. and Publix Supermarkets, which operate a combined 327 pharmacies throughout Georgia, each said they would now require customers to have a prescription for a flu shot.

Comments

55 F-100

Flu shots were, are, and will always be classified as a Dangerous Drug in the state of Georgia UNLESS the Board of Pharmacy reclassifies them or creates an exemption in the law. Perdue continues to illustrate his being the worst Governor in the history of this state by his foolish assurance to pharmacists that he will not allow prosecution if they break the law. Perdue, you do not have the authority to block the prosecution of someone who violates the laws of the state of Georgia. Pharmacists should recognize that Perdue's assurance of no prosecution is another lie in the chain of lies stretching back to Perdue's assurance that he would allow the citizens of Georgia to vote on restoring our state flag to that of the pre-Barnes' reign.

HYPOCRITES 08

How did I know that your post would lead to comments about the flag? Get over it. No one cares about that flag. You got people dying, losing their homes and jobs and all you are concerned with is that he lied about a flag. If that is your only worry, consider yourself blessed.

55 F-100

To "HYPOCRITES 08", try to find someone capable of understanding logic to explain to you that the post describes that Perdue has exhibited a pattern of conduct---lying---throughout his tenure as Governor. If you would stop "huffing" paint and gas which is destroying your brain matter, you may be capable of understanding the post on your own.

aaa

55-F-100, I'll give the translation a try:
Yo! Hypocrites! Man, watch ya dig?? You know what I'm sayin? Da dude neath the gold in ATL done said a 1-2-3, man. Get off da fumes, man and clear yor gray stuff!

karmakills123

: ) thanks for the chuckle standing tall...............

freespeech

hehehehehe that was funny 55

HYPOCRITES 08

To all the dumbazzes above. I know what you were implying, however again, no one gives a damn about that flag one way or another. It is tiresome reading about that piece of rag at every opportunity you all get. Can you dig this, like yo BUBBA, over yonder no one cares about that rag and standing tall must be hanging out too much with your friends out on 56 and McBean, because that junk you are talking, might as well had been Russian because no one that I know talks like that. HEHEHEHE.

disssman

Just remember, if your pharmacist pulls this crap on you, then you should be going to a different prarmacist! If you continue to go to Kroger and other jerks demanding you spend your hard earned money for such stupidity, then shame on you. Only by boycotting such places will you ever gain the upper hand.

Eaglewing

If you take the time to get a prescription for the Flu Shot from your doctor, get the shot at his office and do not go to the pharmacy.

As for our illustrious govenor, he is a politician isn't he. If his lips are moving, you know it is a lie.

MaryPlayer

Frankly, I don't blame Kroger and Publix, this is a CYA move on their part, and will definitely turn out the lights for all those SUE happy people out there if they should have a "side effect" from a flu shot they got from either of these entities.

soldout

This is wonderful news. Since some doctors believe there is a strong connection between Alzheimer's and flu shots this may help reduce Alzheimers. One year when local TV was saying get your flu shots because 35,000 will die with the flu I checked with CDC. They said the number of deaths was around 1400.

Flu is a natural de-toxing process and you will only get it if your body needs you to get it. Do your own research and then decide if flu shots are about health or about money. If you want to be healthy eat right, get sunshine without sunscreen, drink plenty of water and learn about NAET, God's will is for you to be healthy and not spend much time thinking about your health.

nogggin

Of course they want you to have a prescription. Word is getting out about what these flu shots do.

http://wideopenwest.com/~r_nemeth/vaccine_flyer.htm

Do you think that they want to be held accountable for autism and alzheimers and asthma and every kind of auto-immune problem out there?

They understand how much responsibility the government officials are willing to take for these shots. If by chance there is anyone out there who as yet doesn’t understand how much responsibility others are willing to take for what these flu shots can do, have a look at my blog from last fall, when I tried to find out who was willing to put their neck out on the line and take responsibility.

http://wideopenwest.com/~r_nemeth/clinic_timeline.htm

Americans aren’t so dumbed down, yet, that they don’t understand about CYA. These are people who aren’t making the big bucks that those in the main stream media are. These are people who don’t have the luxury of hiding behind anonymity.

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