tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971083762875016745.post2244618410116902198..comments2023-12-19T18:08:50.022-05:00Comments on Find me Frugal(er): The Quest for the Free Flu ShotAndriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212214815486879965noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971083762875016745.post-89614729143893004292010-09-27T16:50:13.021-04:002010-09-27T16:50:13.021-04:00Working in a hospital, I'm lucky that they jus...Working in a hospital, I'm lucky that they just come around and stick us all with the flu shot whether we want it or not. If you work with patients (or with people who work with patients) you get the shot. Plain and simple.<br /><br />But this is the first year that I have that really easy option. I've always been lucky to have health insurance, so that's never been an issue. But I've always go back and forth on getting the shot or not. <br /><br />I say get it, because you could get unlucky enough to get the flu and be out the money for a doctor's visit, medicine (OTC or prescription), and the money lost from having to take days off work. So, if you can't find a free place and/or don't have the time to stand in line, I still say spend the $20. Yes, it is $20 that you could put towards something else, but if you do get sick, how much would that end up costing?Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986690214428064148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971083762875016745.post-24417098003612247982010-09-27T09:21:22.574-04:002010-09-27T09:21:22.574-04:00I wouldn't get it. When I was teaching in the ...I wouldn't get it. When I was teaching in the classroom, I was in contact with all kinds of nasty sick people and all of the germs their children handed off to them, not to mention lugging their papers home to grade that usually smelled terrible. <br /><br />If you don't get stick often, especially if you don't get the flu, you will most likely be fine. One of my students had swine flu for weeks and never told me until it was almost gone. I didn't have a flu shot, and I never got sick from her either. <br /><br />Just my opinion!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365715650128148508noreply@blogger.com