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Flu Shots

    It's that time of year. Don't pass up your opportunity to get a flu shot. They are safe. Very few people have bad reactions, so don't let exaggerated tales of woe scare you off. Get your shot!

    So much time is lost from work because of flu. Or worse people come back to work too soon or wait until they are really sick and pass their germs onto someone else. The flu shot is inexpensive, in some cases free, and will be better than not working or paying a doctor's visit or making your whole family sick. A little time now, maybe a small fee ($30 or less), a small sore spot from the needle could save you from puking your eyeballs out and feeling miserable.

    Who needs to get shots? Everyone under 18 for sure. Everyone over 65. Everyone with heart trouble or serious illnesses. Health care workers, including pharmacists and housekeepers, hospital employees, teachers, child care workers, alcoholics, and homeless people. Parents of preschoolers. People who tend to elderly people. Nursing home employees. School bus drivers. People who handle food for a living.

    I'm getting mine. Get yours.