An article at CNN says that U.S. citizens *are* currently
able to get flu vaccines at some Canadian locations.
>AMERICANS CROSS BORDER FOR FLU SHOTS
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>...Urgent Care Niagara's Fort Erie clinic, just across the
>border from Buffalo, said it would vaccinate 100 Americans
>a day, for around $40 U.S. each, squeezing them in among
>Canadian patients who got first priority.
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>Officials said... the clinic had purchased surplus doses for
>sale to non-Canadians in high-risk categories.
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>Ross Findlater, Saskatchewan's chief health officer, said
>Americans are welcome to get flu shots in the province,
>as long as they do not come in droves. ... Americans would
>be charged about $16 U.S., Findlater said.
>
>"Most of (the public health units) have some sort of capacity
>in flu clinics to immunize healthy people who are willing to pay,"
>he said...
Here's a link to the full article:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/conditions/10/20/fluvaccine.canada.ap/index.html
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