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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 | In Pharmacy |
|---|---|---|---|
| COVID-19 vaccinations & booster shots2 | ✔ covered | ✔ covered | ✔ covered |
| Haemophilus Influenzae Type b (Hib) | ✔ covered | ✔ not covered | Age 5+covered |
| Hepatitis A | ✔ covered | ✔ covered | ✔ covered |
| Hepatitis B | ✔ covered | ✔ covered | ✔ covered |
| Herpes Zoster / Shingles | not covered | ✔ covered | ✔ covered |
| Human Papillomavirus (HPV) | ✔ covered | ✔ covered | ✔ covered |
| Inactivated Poliovirus (Polio) | ✔ covered | ✔ covered | Age 7+ covered |
| Influenza (Flu)2 | ✔ covered | ✔ covered | ✔ covered |
| Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) | ✔ covered | ✔ covered | ✔ covered |
| Meningococcal | ✔ covered | ✔ covered | ✔ covered |
| Pneumococcal | ✔ covered | ✔ covered | Adults only covered |
| Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) | ✔not covered | ✔not covered | Adults onlycovered |
| Rotavirus | ✔ covered | not covered | not covered |
| DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis) | ✔covered | ||
| Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis) OR Td (tetanus and diphtheria) | ✔ covered | ✔covered | Age 7+ |
| Varicella (chickenpox) | ✔ covered | ✔ 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. Wait while the pharmacist runs the claim
5. Get immunized.2
To avoid paying out of pocket, make sure
- You visit an in-network pharmacy
- Check the immunization is covered under your prescription drug plan by having the pharmacist run the claim before you get the immunization
More information
1 This benefit does not include our members with Medicare health plans. Always check your plan benefits.
2 All pharmacists and pharmacy technicians under the supervision of a pharmacist in Arkansas can vaccinate for flu and COVID for ages three and up.
3Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians under the supervision of a pharmacist in Arkansas can vaccinate children age seven and older. Those between the ages of 7 and 18 may require a prescription from a physician for all immunizations except for the seasonal flu shot and COVID.