“We also recognize that you can get those flu shots later, but it is best for your immunity if you have them early”, Whitten said.
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Flint Hills Community Health Center will offer its annual “drive-thru flu shot clinic” on Friday, Sept. 30.
“Our staff is happy to file insurance, and most patients will not have any out-of-pocket expenses”, Ruis said. One of the things we know that harms people, in most cases, is the flu, so we give them the flu vaccine to protect them. Along with getting a flu vaccination, please practice good hand washing, covering your cough, and staying home when feeling ill.
Those who already have a clinic appointment scheduled can receive a flu vaccination during that appointment.
This flu season, according to Kathie Johnson, nurse with the Sampson County Health Department, the CDC is expecting an increase in flu activity in the coming weeks.
The flu “may be deadly”, Stevenson said. “Flu shots should be given yearly and as soon as they are available”.
The Stanislaus County Health Services Agency announced their upcoming schedule of flu vaccine clinics with the first beginning on October 2 in Modesto and continuing through December 8.
Manufacturers project providing between 157 million and 168 million doses of vaccine this year, the same amount as last year. However, young children, pregnant women, people over 65 years of age and anyone with chronic health problems are especially encouraged to do so. This has prompted the Washington Department of Health to remind people that a flu shot is still the best protection against the flu virus. For the 2016-17 flu season, nasal spray is not recommended because it showed very low effectiveness against the 2009 H1N1 flu in two of the past three flu seasons.
The flu season typically runs from October to May with the peak between December and February.
The flu is here and so is the decision about when to get your flu shot. “Anyone can get the flu, even healthy people. Flu vaccination can reduce flu illnesses and prevent flu-related hospitalizations”.
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“We are encouraging people to take advantage of the early arrival of the vaccines to get vaccinated now”, Diane McHugh, immunization coordinator for the city-county health department, said Wednesday in a statement.
