Our BCBS insurance plan announced that they would cover the new Shingrex vaccine for shingles at 100% if you had it administered at a pharmacy or "minute clinic" like the ones at CVS. I've been meaning to get the vaccine, and now that the FDA has approved Shingrex, which is reportedly more than 90% effective, it was time. Went today at lunch, and it was nothing. Unlike a tetanus shot, it was completely painless. I have to go back in three months for the booster, but then I'm good to go. I watched my dad and FIL go through it, and have heard the stories. I don't want to go through that myself!

If you're at risk and haven't gotten it, you should do it. Just be aware that the vaccine is in short supply right now.