Here at 2OV headquarters, we don’t live by many rules, but there is one we insist on.

If you’re suffering from the flu, do not try and be a hero, come into the office, and infect the rest of us with your germs.

Life is too short to be catching the flu from something as innocuous as sharing the same office as a stricken co-worker, so it’s an automatic ‘work from home’ day for the guilty party.

A win-win for all involved, really.

Rather than risking an office outbreak of the dreaded flu, Uber is offering the chance to strike early and strike hard, with on-demand flu shots, but only for today.

Boot fevers, blocked noses and body pains to the curb and get your winter flu shots administered by a professional with a few taps of the Uber app.

HOW IT WORKS

• Open your Uber app between 10AM and 3PM today (Thursday, May 2).
• Set your pickup location, swipe right on your vehicle options, and select “UberWELLNESS”.
• Request a ride as per usual.
• If you’re successful, a qualified nurse will arrive to administer flu vaccinations for up to five people – for only R100!

Not at all shabby.

If you’re somehow new to Uber (welcome to the game, eventually), you can also sign up with the code UBERWELLNESS19 and score R75 off your first ride.

Now you really have no excuse not to get your shots done and dusted ahead of the dark, cold months.

Warn your co-workers now that strict quarantine rules remain in place – winter is coming.