My hope for flu season this year:

[Aristus]

"Would you like your vacci-"

"YES!!!"

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I'll get mine, as usual, but since I've been on my own stay-at-home order since March

and almost never see actual live people, I probably won't be exposed to it anyhow. Still, I'm getting the shot like always. Don't want covid-19, don't want the flu, don't want bacterial pneumonia (got that vaccine, too). If His Lardship announces a covid-19 vaccine before the election, though, I might hold off on that one for a bit and just stay inside.

[Aristus]

2. Yesterday, we got a positive test on a patient for COVID-19 despite the fact that she

had been under quarantine since March.

Her mother tested negative. Then we tested her entire family. Negative.

Her mother, panicked, and uncertain how her daughter could possibly have become infected, asked us to test her again.

We did.

Positive.

Don't take any chances.

Thank you for getting vaccinated against the flu. A patient already acutely ill with a respiratory disease is that much more vulnerable to COVID-19.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Your patient had to have been exposed somehow.

I've read that the tests sometimes show false negatives, so maybe one of those tested family members really was positive.

I'm definitely not taking chances. Too many people are letting their guard down but not me. I want to outlive Trump.

[Aristus]

4. Come on! Think big!

Outlive Trump's whole family!

[Ohiogal]

5. I m looking forward

to not having to pay for my flu shot this year since I got insurance, yay, me! It’s kinda crappy insurance but it’s better than nothing.

Last year, no insurance, hadda pay $56 for my flu shot at Walmart.

[Aristus]

6. I'm glad there's no barrier to care this year.

There are a few places that offer it for free, though. Walgreen's, for example.

[Ohiogal]

8. Nope, nope, nope.

Walgreens and places like CVS and Rite Aid put up signs that say FREE FLU SHOTS!

But I found out when I inquired, that’s very misleading... they’re only free if you have insurance!

You ask them what does it cost if you just pay for it yourself and they look at you like you’re some kind of two headed freak, they stammer and say “I don’t know!” Believe me, I went through that at 3 pharmacies.

[Aristus]

10. Okay.

Thanks for letting me know. I hate that kind of misdirection. But they're big wealthy corporations, so I suppose I shouldn't have been surprised...

[Ohiogal]

11. Walmart was one of only two places

That actually gave me a price.

At the grocery store pharmacy that I usually patronize, they told me $89. After much looking up on a computer screen and whispering discussions among several parties in charge of the pharmacy out of my hearing range....

Can you tell how much I love pharmacies??

[TEB]

7. So glad for you

[Ohiogal]

9. Thank you TEB