Wednesday, October 6, 2010

How to win friends and influenza people


Walgreen's has a tiny temporary cubicle they set up for immunizations. I sat in a folding chair there today, knees kissing the cubicle fabric, facing away from the pharmacist, who was squeezed in tight with me in the little gray cube. I can't watch the needle go in my arm. I thought she was about to stick me, when I felt a breeze on my exposed arm. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the pharmacist waving at me with a binder. "Have to dry the alcohol before I stick you." We both laughed at the awkwardness of it. Then she stuck me, quick as a whistle. H1N1, Influenza B and H3N2 all at once. Doing my part to keep up the herd immunity to the flu. You're welcome, People of Earth.

3 comments:

  1. good job, greg! i had no idea there is such a thing h3n2. so glad i have a smart friend like you!

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  2. H3N2 not such a big deal. Now, when H5N1 hits, we will all be very sad. And dead.

    http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007263.htm#Definition

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  3. I know you don't normally run with the herd, but in this case, good work!

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