FLU SHOT

flu shot
I work in a germ factory. Every day my students cough and sneeze in my classes. I used to get the flu every year. A week of misery followed. But nine years ago I finally got smart and started getting a flu shot every October. Since then, I have escaped the flu despite being surrounded by sick students. My insurance covers flu shots so they’re free to me. Have you gotten your flu shot yet? What are you waiting for?

16 thoughts on “FLU SHOT

  1. Prashant C. Trikannad

    George, I’m not sure about flu shots for common cold but we have shots (or vaccinations) for air, water, and food borne infections like typhoid, hepatitis, and cholera, and even malaria. I have never taken those either. I guess I trust my immunity, not that there is such a thing.

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  2. Deb

    I usually get my flu shot in October as they’re provided for a nominal cost through the school system where I work, but this year I’m on a short-term steroidal medication and the disclosure states emphatically not to get any immunizations during the time you’re on it. I can’t wait till I see the doctor again and hope I can stop with the steroids and get my flu shot–hopefully before the height of flu season!

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  3. Jeff Meyerson

    True, George. Since Jackie stopped working with those pesky kids she has been a lot healthier. She even got measles one of her first years as a teacher!

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  4. Lauren W.

    Sorry for previously being one of those germy students (at least I did warn you when I was sick, so that you could wash your hands after collecting my test). I usually catch a cold at least twice a year (most recently when the cashier at Wegmans blew his nose, and then proceeded to handle my groceries!), but I haven’t had the flu in years. Actually, the last time I had the flu, was the last year I received a flu shot.

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  5. George Kelley

    Lauren, trust me: you were not the only student with coughs and sneezes in my classroom! Some of my classes sound like pneumonia wards! I suspect you–like most Western New Yorkers–suffer from seasonal allergies. Hopefully the frost last night will reduce the number of allergens we have to cope with.

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  6. Richard

    We already did it, almost three weeks ago. Flu shots are covered by MediCare and most health insurance plans, so for us it was walk in, get stuck, walk out, no muss, no fuss. I also get a pneumonia shot every five years, and recommend that too for anyone over 50.

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  7. Kent Morgan

    Glad you reminded me as I’ve had a busy week and forgot I can get a free flu shot from today through Saturday. I get one every year. Our provincial government runs the clinics in shopping centres and church halls so you don’t have to go to a doctor’s office. If you pick the right time of day, you can be in and out in 15 minutes.

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  8. Cap'n Bob

    Grouch? You’re in the company of the King of Comedy and you don’t know it. Pearls before swine, I tell ya’, pearls before swine.

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