I'm soooo happy to find that Spark Wellness clinic on Chicago Ave S. is offering homeopathic flu remedies made from this year's actual flu viruses. Apparently patients who already had flu this year donated tissue samples and the remedies are made from those. In this way you get exactly the strains that are circulating today, rather than guesses and projections from last year about which strains might dominate. You can also be assured that they are safe since homeopathics are diluted essence of the original matter; you don't get the flu from homeopathics the way you do from the flu shot or nasal spray. Finally, there is no risk of viral shedding, so others in the community, especially those who are immuno-compromised, are not placed at risk. Yay!