most local pharmicies do alonglong with doctors
There are quite a few different ways of finding places that offer flu shots and other vaccines. One would be to contact the Department of Health of your state, as they are the ones giving out the required permits to the doctors. Several websites (healthmap, findaflushot) also show locations of flu shots in your area on google maps.
Drugstores such as Walgreens offer cheap flu shots. Be aware that there are many types of influenza and no vaccine has been proven to be effective against them all.
I'd take a flu mist. The one when it is sprayed up your nose. A lot of people get sick from flu shots.
A FLU nurse is an LPN or RN who administers flu shots.
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Many clinics, doctors, and even pharmacies will offer free flu shots. Checking with one's local pharmacy may be the fastest way to obtain a free flu shots. Often times, children, pregnant women, and the elderly may be given priority for these, as well as the economically disadvantaged.
Sometimes you can get seasonal flu shots for free. Lots of churches will have days when you can get them free.
No, there is no live bacteria in flu shots. Flu shots are to prevent the flu which is caused by a virus, not bacteria. The various flu vaccines contain pieces of viruses that are treated to be able to give you immunization, but not make you sick from the virus contained in the vaccination. The flu shots contain inert ("dead") viruses or pieces of viruses instead of whole particles. The flu mist used in the nasal vaccination is made with active ("live") but weakened viruses that can not make you sick if you have an otherwise healthy body and immune system.
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yes pleas
People receive flu shots to build immunity to several varieties of the flu virus.
The flu vaccine is recommended for children and the elderly but nobody is forced to get it. Whether or not to get a flu vaccine is a personal choice.