I finally got my flu shot the other day — the pediatrician’s office was offering them for parents and caregivers, and I happened to be there, so it was easy and I took the opportunity. Late December, hmm.
It reminded me of how hard it can be to get this simple task done. Others have gotten the handy Duane Reade version, as our friend did. Health officials say they can be useful from October through March.
Now that the usefulness of the shot may be called into question — isn’t it late in the season to be doing this? are flu shots necessary anyway? wait, we haven’t heard that this is a bad flu season! — let us be late to the party and point to things like what this writer did in LA, posting well-organized lists showing where free flu shots may be found. (Hint: it refers to 2011, but if you click through to the county web site, you’ll get the list of free clinics.)
In New York City, we found this list of walk-in clinics.
Free flu shots are available everywhere from Philly to West Palm Beach, Fla. Do you know where to go?
