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freshwest

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11. HINI shots are available to prevent this, What's the situation down there? Up here,

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Dec 27, 2013, 09:49 PM

Dec 2013

every place you go gives them, as far as i know, they're free. Am I wrong?

They're offered at drug stores like Walgreens, grocery stores like Safeway, etc. And COSTCO.

I prefer going to a doctor, but there should be no shortage. Public health clinics in Houston should have these...

FFS, did Perry shut those down, too?

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Flu cases spike in Texas, 13 dead in Houston area [View all] TexasTowelie Dec 2013 OP

Rick Perry doesn't care. alfredo Dec 2013 #1

Oops. blkmusclmachine Dec 2013 #5

It's God's punishment for Obamacare. alfredo Dec 2013 #12

When people have no insurance they EC Dec 2013 #2

I looked at the CDC website and the other 3 states with high flu activity are meadowlark5 Dec 2013 #3

H1N1 is scary Marrah_G Dec 2013 #4

And wash those hands shanti Dec 2013 #23

Obama did it! SCVDem Dec 2013 #6

I had the flu last eek JesterCS Dec 2013 #7

One of my pet peeves is people saying they had the flu NickB79 Dec 2013 #9

True influenza is respiratory in nature du_grad Dec 2013 #13

Real influenza is scary Marrah_G Dec 2013 #24

It looks like I will survive this time! Caught it Monday, fever broke last night and I sweated so Dustlawyer Dec 2013 #8

Is the flu shot working? SCVDem Dec 2013 #10

HINI shots are available to prevent this, What's the situation down there? Up here, freshwest Dec 2013 #11

I believe that the shots are being offered at various pharamacies, TexasTowelie Dec 2013 #16

Free here in the northern burbs of NYC for 60+... Jerry442 Dec 2013 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author freshwest Dec 2013 #20

How horrible. Generally think of kids and elders, not the prime of life. Did FNN cover this? n/t freshwest Dec 2013 #21

Costco was offering them for $15. n/t winter is coming Dec 2013 #25

The holiday travel in and out of Texas will most certainly spread this... eom Purveyor Dec 2013 #14

It's already spreading out from the Houston area. TexasTowelie Dec 2013 #15

My sister says one of her customers died yesterday in San Antonio from the flu. Rozlee Dec 2013 #22

This is what cutting back or refusing to expand Medicaid gets you. The virus doesn't know if you kelliekat44 Dec 2013 #17

Study Finds Widespread Contamination in Chicken mitty14u2 Dec 2013 #19

got to get my free shots! i keep putting it off. madrchsod Dec 2013 #26