Immunizations

Many insurance plans will cover vaccinations at no charge. To ensure coverage, contact your insurance provider.

Medicare Part B covers preventive care vaccines for flu, COVID-19, pneumonia and hepatitis B at no cost. Medicare Part D covers preventive care vaccines for shingles and Tdap at no cost. Certain other vaccines, such as vaccines used for treatment purposes or vaccines not recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), may be covered with cost sharing. Visit Medicare.gov to learn more.

Vaccines go through years of testing as required by law and are continuously monitored for safety and efficacy once licensed and in use. U.S. teams of physicians, scientists and public health experts closely monitor any adverse effects that might occur after a vaccination and respond as necessary, to ensure vaccines are held to the highest safety standards.

You may experience mild side effects after receiving a vaccine. Most side effects are mild (for example, a sore arm or low-grade fever) and go away within a few days. More information on each vaccination is available on the specific vaccine health pages. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/basics/possible-side-effects.html

There are some people who should not get certain vaccines or should wait to get them due to age, specific health conditions or other factors. It’s always a good idea to discuss with your health care provider the vaccinations you are considering.

Consult with your doctor or other health care provider to determine which vaccines during pregnancy are safe for you and your baby, depending on your age, lifestyle, medical conditions and other factors. 

Some recommended vaccines during pregnancy include:

• Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis, which is also known as whooping cough)
• COVID-19
• Flu
• Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has guidance on the specific timing for when each vaccine is the most useful to protecting you and your baby.

Unvaccinated people can be at risk if exposed to vaccine-preventable diseases. Symptoms and complications of such diseases can be serious and even life-threatening.

Schedule vaccines at Basin Drugs in the way most convenient for you:

• Walk-ins are always welcome!
• Call Basin Drugs (718) 513-6060
• Request an in-house visit to have our pharmacist vaccinate you in the comfort of your home!

A preparation that is used to stimulate the body’s immune response against diseases.https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/imz-basics.htm

Active immunity results when someone is exposed to a disease organism that triggers the immune system to produce antibodies to that disease. Passive immunity is provided when someone is given antibodies to a disease.