Is it my imagination, or are flu shot clinics fricking ubiquitous this year? It seems I can’t swing a dead cat without seeing a poster about when flu shots will be available. Kaiser, my office, my church, the grocery store, the rec center … I expect to find them setting up in Starbucks and Home Depot next thing you know.<\/p>\n
Not that it’s a bad thing, by any means (go! get! your! shot!), <\/em>but I don’t ever recall seeing it this common, almost to the point of getting irritated about it, ever before.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Is it my imagination, or are flu shot clinics fricking ubiquitous this year? 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