And just when you were considering going out and buying surgical masks...We're saved! UHS is now offering free flu vaccinations from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. every Monday and Tuesday until May 28!!!1!one

Except...this isn't the vaccine for the swine. You're only safe from regular seasonal flu.

In the event that you do want to avoid that (probably a good idea, FlyBy thinks), UHS ordered 19,000 doses of vaccine this year, up from 12,000 most years, says The Gazette. And anyone with a Harvard ID or a Harvard University Group Health Plan card can go claim theirs.

Sick! Yeah. We know. That was a terrible pun. Let the rush begin!

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