Flu Shots at Airports
Who needs a doctor when you can get healthy on the fly?
You can pre-order nutritious in-flight meals, relax with a layover massage and now get that flu shot you've been putting off.
In a dozen airports across North America, you'll be
Afraid of needles? able to beat influenza while you wait to board your flight this fall.
If you're like me and put a flu shot on your must-do list, but never find time to actually call the doctor, book the appointment and then get there, you'll like appreciate the uber-convenience of fly-by immunization.
Not a flu shot kinda gal?
Go ahead and take your chances: wash your hands, get your zzz's and down a fortune in vitamins. But burn the midnight oil a few nights or skimp on the veggies, and that's the week you'll get sneezed on while waiting in line for your latte.
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)[www.cdc.gov] reports more than 36,000 deaths each year from the flu and more than 200,000 hospitalizations - those figures don't include all the people who sniffle and cough their way through flu season - contaminating grocery carts, doorknobs and ATM's.
Unlike previous years, there's no shortage of flu shots and most airports are offering them for $15 to $35 - less than the average airport meal.
Can you hear that sound? It's your excuses running out of steam.
Below is a list of airports currently involved in the program - let me know if I've missed any:
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) AeroClinic Phone: 404-616-6000 Cost: $35 O'Hare International Airport (ORD) University of Illinois Medical Center Phone: 773-894-5100 Cost: $35 Midway International Airport Chicago (MDW) University of Illinois Medical Center Phone: 773-894-5100 Cost: $35 Denver International Airport (DEN) Denver Health Medical Center Main Terminal Phone: 303-317-0607 Cost: $20 (Cash only) Honolulu International Airport (HNL) The Medical Corner Phone: 808-836-3900 Cost: $25 McCarran International Airport - Las Vegas (LAS) Southern Nevada Health Clinic Phone: 702-261-5620 Cost: $30 San Francisco International Airport (SFO) SFO Medical Center Phone: 650-821-5600 Cost: $25 Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) Concentra Phone: 617-568-6500 Cost: $25 John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) Kennedy Medical Phone: 718-656-5344 Cost: $25 Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) Harmony Pharmacy Phone: 973-639-9530 Cost: $15 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Centinele Hospital Phone: 310-215-6020 Cost: $35 Vancouver International Airport (YVR) Ultima Medical Clinic Phone: 604-207-6900 Cost: $35Got your flu shot yet?
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