As of last week, the McDowell County Health Department has administered nearly 200 H1N1 nasal flu mists, more than 475 H1N1 injections and almost 750 seasonal flu vaccines.
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Vaccines, it turns out, aren't just for children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as leading medical organizations, recommend that adults continue to receive certain routine shots throughout their lives to keep up immunity against infectious diseases, including tetanus, whooping cough, pneumonia and shingles.
Feeling nickel-and-dimed to death at the grocery store? Wait until you start getting hammered with hospital bills a decade from now, thanks to what's in your shopping cart today.
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