{"id":9667,"date":"2011-11-04T15:54:23","date_gmt":"2011-11-04T22:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/?p=9667"},"modified":"2011-11-04T15:54:23","modified_gmt":"2011-11-04T22:54:23","slug":"flu-be-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2011\/11\/04\/flu-be-gone\/","title":{"rendered":"Flu Be Gone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Got my annual flu shot at Costco today. (Just realized that if I would have written “anal flu shot” my spell-check wouldn’t have caught it.) The nurse may look odd, but she was friendly, quick and really good. I never even felt the jab. Anally might have been a different experience.<\/p>\n

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Got my annual flu shot at Costco today. (Just realized that if I would have written “anal flu shot” my spell-check wouldn’t have caught it.) The nurse may look odd, but she was friendly, quick and really good. I never even felt the jab. Anally might have been a different experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[162],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1s2SN-2vV","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2901,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2010\/10\/27\/contracted-the-flu-shot\/","url_meta":{"origin":9667,"position":0},"title":"Contracted The Flu Shot","date":"October 27, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Went to Costco to get my yearly flu shot.","rel":"","context":"In "Medical"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/FluShot01-10-27-10-lo-res.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":14967,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2013\/11\/12\/politely-stabbed-by-a-stranger\/","url_meta":{"origin":9667,"position":1},"title":"Politely Stabbed By A Stranger","date":"November 12, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Got my annual flu shot at a local Costco, this year by a pharmacist named of Simon. 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(I had grilled salmon in a mustard sauce.)","rel":"","context":"In "Family"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Mami-Flu-Shot01-10-07-15-lo-res-338x450.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":13350,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/10\/26\/a-shot-in-the-arm\/","url_meta":{"origin":9667,"position":3},"title":"A Shot In The Arm","date":"October 26, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"After an inexcusable, four-month long, self-inflicted hiatus, I'm returning to the blogosphere with a post about getting my flu shot today at a local Costco. The vaccination will take effect in about two weeks so the nurse advised me to stay away from anybody who is sick. 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