Need A Flu Shot? Call Uber
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS-SF) – Local residents and workers who haven't had a chance to get a flu shot this year can simply call Uber on Thursday and a nurse and a shot with soon be at their door.
The Bay Area-based company firm is offering the service in more than 30 cities across the country including San Francisco.
Using the smartphone app, an Uber user can request a shot. A nurse will arrive in an Uber car to administer as many as 10 shots at the location.
The charge will be $10 not matter if the nurse administer one shot or 10.
The offer is good for one day only and will be available between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. To call for a shot all the user has to do is tap the option labeled "UberHealth" on the Uber app.
Last year, Uber unveiled the service in a handful of cities and more than 10,000 shots were administered.
The cities where shots will be available are:
- Baltimore
- Boston
- Hartford, Conn.
- Hoboken, N.J.
- New York
- Philadelphia
- Providence, R.I.
- Washington
- Worchester, Mass.
- Atlanta
- Charleston, S.C.
- Charlotte, N.C.
- Dallas
- Houston
- Nashville
- New Orleans
- Orlando
- Raleigh/Durham, N.C.
- Richmond
- Tampa Bay
- Columbus, Ohio
- Des Moines
- Grand Rapids, Mich
- Indianapolis
- Kansas City, Mo.
- Milwaukee
- Pittsburgh
- Boise
- Los Angeles
- Orange County
- Phoenix
- Portland
- San Francisco
- Seattle
