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Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
OK. Did not get the small people vaccinated for the flu. Called our doctor's office yesterday and they're out of vaccine. I gather I am far from the only one in this predicament. Other than feeling like a shitty parent, and quitting my job so that I can stay and and prevent the wee people from coming into contact with anyone contagious, does anyone have any suggestions?
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1. Call around local hospitals and see if they are still giving it.
2. Mrs. Panda and I were vaccinated earlier this week, at the local Long's Drugs. Google "flu shot" or "flu vaccine" and your community name, and you might be able to find some places still giving it out.
3. Don't sweat it. The vaccine has to be produced months in advance, and figuring out what strain to use in producing it is largely guesswork. So the value of the flu vaccine each year is a crapshoot. This year, the amount of protection it provides is debatable, because the strain used to produce this year's vaccine is only modestly related to the strain in the current outbreak.
That CNN article says that FluMist is now covered by some insurers. Check the availability of this new vaccine format, for your tax deductions over age five.
