By: The Rx Savings Solutions Team Over the past week, millions of doses of this year’s seasonal flu vaccine began showing up in hospitals and pharmacies throughout the U.S.  This year’s vaccine has a cocktail of different influenza strains that are covered, including H1N1.  They have been combined to ease administration and accessibility for citizens through one injection. Several new guidelines have also been changed this year, including the recommendation for all children over 6 months of age to receive the vaccine, those aged 6 months to 8 years should receive 2 doses of the vaccine, and approval to administer the vaccine earlier than ever before. When to get a flu shot has been a topic debated (and subsequently) changed often recently.  In past years, as recently as 2008, the Center for Disease Control recommended being vaccinated after October 1st … Continue reading →