Every time you turn on the news all you hear about is H1N1 this and Swine Flu that. There is no question it’s real and it’s going around but the media has scared the public so badly that people are now jumping the queue .
For days now, Canadians have been lining up for hours for their shot at getting their shot… and most of them shouldn’t even be in line.
So health care workers are reminding people that ‘high risk’ people should be the only ones right now who are eligible for the shot… and while most Canadians are understanding, some feel they have priority without valid cause and this is increasing the lines and, in some cases, priority people aren’t getting their shot because the medical clinic has run out for the time being.
Now there aren’t many good reasons to be north of 60, particularly this time of year (in my humble opinion)… but yesterday I walked into the H1N1 clinic, waltzed right up to the registration counter and within minutes I had been vaccinated. No line ups, no ‘priority’ cases first… just present your care card (even out of province), roll up your arm and feel the burn.
The only thing that took any time was that they ask you to wait (with free cookies and juice) for at least 15 minutes to see ensure you’re not going to have a bad reaction to the shot.
Yeah NWT.
So, my question to you: Are you going to get the H1N1 shot? I’d love you hear what you think.
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