You might have better luck heading to the grocery store. Some doctors, county health departments and major hospital systems are still waiting for their flu vaccines to arrive while grocery stores are hosting special clinics. The sporadic distribution has left some doctors seething. That does not seem right.
Some people qualify for free vaccinations.
Three companies make the flu vaccine, while many vendors sell it. And sales are not supervised by the government. Each year, the flu vaccine changes slightly based on what flu strains are expected to be prevalent. This year, vaccine manufacturers had trouble growing one of the strains and some ran into manufacturing problems. That caused the vaccine to arrive later than normal, but officials of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta stress that there won't be a shortage.