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SACRAMENTO, CA - Starting Friday morning, flu shots are available at Sacramento International Airport. An airport spokesperson says it's a service aimed at the the busy traveler and it's another way for the airport to try to stay flu-free.
The airport will provide flu, pneumonia, and tetanus shots in Terminal A. The vaccinations will be available in Terminal B on Wednesday, October 7. The flu and pneumonia shots cost $30 and the tetanus shots cost $35.
Passengers can get a shot either before they board a flight or after they land. Some travelers think it's a good idea.
"There's no reason that I wouldn't do it," said traveler Steve Chalkins. "I think it's a good service for people."
"I think it's a wonderful idea because you have people coming in from all over the country with different germs and it would protect some of us," said traveler Maxine Fields.
But some people are a little concerned about this non-traditional location for inoculations.
"If you were getting one here and you have any kind of reaction within the first hours or something, you might be on the plane and it might be kind of difficult to do anything about it," said one traveler.
The most common side effects of the flu shot are soreness of the arm, cold symptoms, and in some cases, a low-grade fever. The CDC reports serious reactions are very rare.
Written by Anne Makovec, amakovec@news10.net
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