Pincushion

Ernest has been a pincushion lately.



For his upcoming trip, he had shots for

• Hepatitis A (he said that was a weird-tingly-feeling one) and
• Yellow Fever.
• For Typhoid, he wisely chose the 3-dose oral vaccine rather than the shot...it gives 2 more years of protection, too.

That was $43o.

He also had

• Tetanus (also weird-feeling) and
• Chicken Pox boosters, and a
• TB test (it's still a shot) required by the zoo in order to work with the animals.

That was $30 co-pay plus whatever else they bill.

Ouch. [Rub arms.] [Rub wallet.]