On 10/31/09, country hicks wrote:
> So we're all supposed to get the flu shot here in Canada
> right? Free shots if you can get 'em. I work all day long
> and then go to the mall where the shots are offered where I
> live. I got there ten minutes after nine this morning and
> the parking lot was already full. I didn't even bother to
> get out of my vehicle as I looked through the windows into
> the mall and the lineup was already stretching down the
> entire length of the mall. This is the one day that I
> could go in, in the morning, so I thought I would get the
> shot. If I did this though, I would have to sit in line (I
> brought a chair and a book), but then I have a doctor
> appointment today at 2:00 pm, so I'd have to give up my
> place in line, go for the appointment and then go to the
> back of the line again. Crazy. I've gone numerous times
> throughout the week to get the shot and the lineups are
> insane.
>
> The national newspapers are stating that this is the
> biggest immunization campaign in Canada in history. They
> report that 50,000 people per day in Alberta alone are
> being immunized and that it is the same across the
> provinces. There have been over 6 million doses of the
> vaccine ordered just for our country. It's also being
> reported that Canada has ordered the most flu vaccine of
> all the countries in the world. Newspapers headlines here
> are "Flu Rage Across the Country". I understand why people
> are getting angry, as the line ups are nuts and in some
> places they are running out of the vaccine while people are
> waiting. I had a little bit of the "flu rage" myself this
> week. It's a nice thought, a free flu vaccine, but it's
> theoretical. I'm hoping that things will quiet down in a
> few weeks and then I can get my free flu shot.
>
> Now, this may sound ignorant, but I also think that people
> who are on the front lines of working with people should be
> given preference for the flu shot. Health care workers,
> teachers (full time, substitute), those who are chronically
> ill, should have preference over someone who stays at
> home. My principal is talking of shutting down our school
> in November if our attendance is low. He's been in classes
> every day, checking attendance. I teach in a very low-
> socio-economic area where kids come to school even when
> they are sick. I don't think many of the parents at my
> school worry about this, or about getting the flu shot.
>
> So that's my vent. I'm trying to get the free flu shot,
> but can't get it. I'm sure I'm going to get some type of
> flu soon, as I'm in contact with 600 kids on a daily
> basis. I did get the seasonal flu shot, as I do every
> year.
>
> Is anyone else *trying* to get the shot? Is anyone else
> getting the shot, or not? I'm curious as to what the
> situation is in the United States as well. Are the flu
> shots free, or do you have to pay for them?
>
> country hicks (who hopes not to get sick)

My P told us to simply book a sub for a medical appointment.
We had 25 percent out this week including one confirmed case
in my class who sits right in front of me. Been worried about
him all week. I think it is a good to get one if you are
prone to the flu. I have one heck of an immune system and
have not had any type of flu even after all these years of
working with kids. I am not getting the shot. I hope you can
get the shot soon.

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