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Avoiding germs in the waiting room
Photo credit: Kathy Kmonicek | Zenaida Morales of Hempstead brought her 7-month-old daughter, Jimena Gaudaloupe Chavez, to receive the H1N1 flu vaccine at Nassau University Medical Center. (Oct. 28, 2009)
If you weren't already feeling a bit under the weather, the stuff floating around and lying on surfaces in the average pediatrician's office could make your tummy a little queasy.
Think about it. Slobbery fingers clutching blocks, nasal juice on the armrests and Lord only knows what's on that coloring book.
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