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Immunizations
Important immunizations at your pharmacy may be free
Preventing a disease is easier and cheaper than treating one. Immunizations can protect you and your loved ones from serious diseases, prevent the spread to others, and reduce the severity of symptoms. As a member of Arkansas Blue Cross, you can get many important immunizations at your local in-network pharmacy for no cost1.
Here's how it works
1. Check the list of covered immunizations.
| Vaccine | Children | Adults |
|---|---|---|
| COVID-19 vaccinations | ✔ covered | ✔ covered |
| COVID-19 booster shots | ✔ covered | ✔ covered |
| Haemophilus Influenzae Type b (Hib) | ✔ covered | not covered |
| Hepatitis A | ✔ covered | ✔ covered |
| Hepatitis B | ✔ covered | ✔ covered |
| Herpes Zoster / Shingles | not covered | ✔ covered |
| Human Papillomavirus (HPV) | ✔ covered | ✔ covered |
| Inactivated Poliovirus (Polio) | ✔ covered | ✔ covered |
| Influenza (Flu) | ✔ covered | ✔ covered |
| Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) | ✔ covered | ✔ covered |
| Meningococcal | ✔ covered | ✔ covered |
| Pneumococcal | ✔ covered | ✔ covered |
| Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) | not covered | ✔not covered |
| Rotavirus | ✔ covered | not covered |
| Tetanus | not covered | ✔ covered |
| Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis (TDaP) | ✔ covered | ✔ covered |
| Varicella (chickenpox) | ✔ covered | ✔ covered |
2. Go to your local in-network pharmacy.
You can find an in-network pharmacy here with your member ID number or log into your Blueprint Portal account.
3. Tell the pharmacist what immunization you need.
4. Get immunized.2
To avoid paying out of pocket, make sure
- You visit an in-network pharmacy
- Make sure the immunization is covered under your prescription drug plan.
More information
1 This benefit does not include our members with Medicare health plans. Always check your plan benefits.
2 Pharmacists in Arkansas can vaccinate children age seven and older. Those between the ages of 7 and 18 a prescription from a physician for all immunizations except for the seasonal flu shot.