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Winter coming up in southern hemisphere and time for flue vaccinations. This year being told it is so much more important because don't want people suffering from what you could call normal annual flue to be taking up all the hospital beds etc. that will be needed for possible corona victims. Free jabs for us seniors and other vulnerable groups, and then the rest of the population. I got a text from our local medical centre saying they were setting aside a Saturday for all us over sixty and when I went we were only allowed in one at a time, had to leave our bags in the car, and in and out in less than two minutes, Instead of sitting around in the waiting room the mandatory fifteen minutes we had to go out into our cars and bang on the horn if we had a reaction. What a change from last year when all us seniors had a kind of re union, get together in the reception area. It was fun trying to remember faces and reminisce our days in the maternity ward. What a change a year has made.

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Hi heretaunga1947
You are about 19 hours ahead of us in California, so maybe you are just getting up on Sunday morning.
Your health department is smart to only let one person in for the yearly flu shot. To honk the horn if a reaction sets in after the shot. Very creative. Wonder what America will come up with next September-October when it’s time for the annual shot.

Just curious, do you know what strains they are protecting against?
Did the corona19 ever settle down during your Southern Hemisphere (summer).
I talked to a friend who lives on the east coast this A.M., she is in a panic,saying the world is coming to an end,etc.
Most people in New York, especially the city are in some type of concern/panic.
It is understandable.
Are you a native New Zealander?
I find it remarkable how the internet can bring us much closer to each other.
I am going to guess you were born in 1947? I was born the end of 1942.
You take care, and stay well.