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I love going to the drugstore. Whether it's CVS (NYSE: CVS) or my neighborhood Walgreen (NYSE: WAG), I love the convenience of being able to buy everything I need and everything I don't need in one place. I buy lots of Entenmann's donuts, toothpaste, and school supplies at my local store. And now, I may be able to get a flu shot at the store as well.

The New York Times ran an article today entitled "Should Pharmacists Give Flu Shots?" It seems New York City has been suffering from increasingly bad flu seasons. To combat such breakouts, the city is now attempting to pass a bill allowing pharmacists to give flu and pneumonia shots.

The same article quoted the Department of Health as saying that influenza is "now widespread in New York City, with more than 1,000 flu-related visits to emergency rooms each day. Some 20 percent of the current flu vaccine supply is unused."

I feel my local drugstore is competent to sell me nail clippers and gum, but do we really want these stores dispensing medical services?

Zack Miller is the managing editor of IsraelNewsletter.com and a former equity analyst for a leading multinational hedge fund.

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