Got My Flu Shot
I got my flu shot today. Although I am technically on vacation from work, I stopped by because we were giving out flu shots today. I never really got a flu shot before I started working in a pharmacy. But after seeing so many people coming in with colds and flus, especially since we are across the street from a hospital, I realized we really are on the ‘front lines’ when it comes to viruses. So, I started last year and I will continue. Now, this is for the regular season flu, not for the H1N1 or Swine Flu which is a whole different animal. That vaccine is not even available yet. All I know is, I see prescriptions for Tamiflu regularly and I don’t want the flu of any variety. I highly recommend to anyone working in a pharmacy to go ahead and get your seasonal flu shot. My health insurance (which I get through my job) paid for it, so I really had no excuse not to get it. But, I think I would even if I had to pay the $20 or $30 for it.
Unfortunately, as a pharmacy tech you are on the front lines. Ill patients coming in for their perscriptions will infect you. Even if you go above and beyond standard precuations.