Health officials encourage flu vaccine to prevent illness amid pandemic
(WorldNews Health)

Karen Stevens didn`t plan to get an influenza vaccine when she walked into Safeway on Friday, but in less than 10 minutes she walked away immunized. Stevens, 55, said she`s regularly gotten a flu shot for the last several years and wanted to make sure she did again this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “This was not my plan for the day,” she said. “I`m visiting from out of state, and when I called the pharmacy there, they had a pretty long wait, so I thought I might as well get it done.” Stevens was one of several people who received a vaccine at the front of the 15th Avenue store Friday during Safeway`s walk-in clinic. Safeway had planned to hold the clinic in the parking lot, but...