Made my annual trip to Walgreens today for my Flu
shot. Takes only 6 seconds after you get
paperwork done (answering 6 questions) and they are ready for you. Painless, small needle, and it must be
short. I don’t look.
My local Walgreens is having trouble getting the
senior grade of vaccine so I had to take
the normal grade. Better to have the
double-strength if you can get it.
Note that your body starts building immunities
immediately after the shot. But you don't get the full immunization benefit for two weeks. So it's not wise to wait till flu season to
get it because you would need at least two weeks head start.
My Walgreens location has already seen several flu
cases but they expect the number of cases to pop up dramatically in the next
three or four weeks, so don’t wait.
My nurse said she hears people say "well, I got a flu shot, but I got a cold
or I got the flu" She says that could well be because they got
the shot and were exposed to flu virus or cold virus in the two weeks
following.
The shot will not make you more susceptible to a cold
or flu, so that's nothing to worry about, but it starts protection immediately,
but won't fully protect you for two weeks.
Of course the shot is free for all senior citizens
under Medicare or maybe just free because we are seniors. Or it might be free
to all people with insurance.
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