Where’s the flu shot? Ask Dr. Google!
Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
Finding the flu shot lately, seasonal or H1N1, has become a modern day game of Where’s Waldo!
In typical fashion, Dr. Google has come to the rescue with a new tool, www.google.com/flushot:
Simply type in your location and up comes results for both seasonal and H1N1 clinics in your area, whether they have the vaccines now and when they will have them, if that information is available.
For example, if I type in “Boston” in the “Find Flu Shots Near” field, the map looks like this:
Most communities are still reporting extreme shortages in the H1N1 vaccine and don’t expect that to change for a few more weeks. It’s amazing to me that some many high risk people, myself including, can’t get this vaccine. At least we now have a tool to help track it down once it finally enters our areas.
Leave it to Dr. Google to provide what we need when we need it. Talk about web 2.0 meeting health 2.0.
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