[snugs]

I find it strange that one would get a flu jab in a grocery store.

Having said that it was muted last year in Britain, that maybe the NHS would in the future think about putting a nurse into Tesco and ASDA (Walmart) pharmacies to do flu shots. Normally the procedure is to make an appointment with the nurse at your local doctor's surgery.

I think the idea was that maybe more people who do not qualify for free shots would be more likely to pay for one at a supermarket; where they are in spending mode rather than going to the doctors or private hospital to pay for a jab.

[Wolfstar]

I find it strange that one would get a flu jab in a grocery store.

Many of the large supermarket store chains here have other services, including a pharmacy. For some reason I haven't paid enough attention to, our local news has been saying doctors are complaining they don't have enough flu vaccine while the big supermarket chain pharmacies do.

I have my prescriptions filled at the Ralphs supermarket a few blocks from where I live, so I'll go there for my flu shot. Maybe the thing is that you can just walk in to the supermarket's pharmacy and get a shot, but an appointment at a doctor usually is not immediate, but must be booked several weeks in advance.