MIA: Your Future Flu Headquarters?
Visitors will soon be able to get flu shots and check ups at Miami International Airport
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CHICAGO - MAY 22: Travelers pass through O'Hare airport at the start of the long Memorial Day weekend May 22, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. According to AAA 32.4 million American will travel over this holiday, the symbolic start of the summer travel season. Although most will travel by road, 1.5 million are expected to pass though Chicago's airports between Friday and Tuesday. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Feeling a little feverish? Got the sniffles? Well, don't worry about making an appointment at the doctor's office.
Soon, you can just head on over to Miami International Airport, your new flu headquarters, where visitors will soon be able to get flu shots and be checked by a certified doctor before and after they get off a plane.
One-stop shopping at its finest. We imagine lines will be just as long at the flu shot station as they are to get to your flight, so we suggest arriving about five hours early to accommodate for any delays.
In this new germaphobe world (thanks, swine flu), MIA is evolving to tend to your needs.
Check-in stations, elevators and pretty much anything else that is routinely touched by human hands will constantly be wiped down and, of course, there's the standard hand sanitizer dispensers.
We suggest they offer those fashionable surgical masks at kiosks and other stores throughout the airport. Miami travelers are fashionistas, after all.
But whether or not you get stuck sitting next to a guy who sneezes all over you on that full international flight, well, we can't help you with that -- let's just hope you packed Airborne.
Posted Thursday, Oct 8, 2009 - 3:01 PM EST
