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Canada
November 7, 2011
I went up the old Scarborough City Hall today to get a flu shot. It seems that the City of Toronto has clinics set up at different places to give people free flu shots. Every year they send people over to check on the current strains of flu and create a vaccination that, hopefully, will prevent people from getting sick.
This is all free, we didn't even have to show any identification or cards or anything. There was a form to fill out but you could say anything on the form, no one checked. You didn't have to be a citizen, just show up and get a needle. It didn't even hurt! My right arm is a bit sore now, though, but that's normal. I think my body is fighting the flu virus which is what gives me the immunity. That's what a vaccination does, right?
Well, I hope I don't get the flu this year. Touch wood! I haven't had any flu for quite a few years. Sure, I've had colds but not a flu. The difference is fever. If you have a fever, you have the flu. I always get aches and pains and then a high fever but I haven't had that for years, thank goodness! I hope you guys don't get sick either.
Thanks for reading!
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