Get ready for flu season at the drive-thru flu shot clinics by the Henry and Stark County Health Departments, First Choice Healthcare and the Henry County Office of Emergency Management in October. The drive-thru flu clinics are for adults 18-years-old and older. For children’s flu vaccination; please check with your healthcare provider or call the Department’s First Choice Healthcare Clinics for availability. The flu shots are for drive-thru only, no walk-ups, and your vehicle must have working windows. Bring your Medicare and/or Insurance card, $33 cash or check at the time of vaccination.
The Health Department will be conducting Drive-Thru Seasonal Flu vaccinations at these times and locations:
GENESEO: Tuesday, October 3rd from 11 AM – 1 PM, Geneseo Moose Lodge Parking Lot, 1025 S. State St.
ALPHA: Thursday, October 5th from 11 AM – 1 PM, Oxford American Legion Parking Lot, 211 W. A St.
TOULON: Monday, October 9th from 11 AM – 1 PM, Stark County Junior High School New Parking Lot, 402 S. Franklin St.
KEWANEE: Thursday, October 12th from 11 AM – 1 PM, Henry & Stark County Health Department’s West Parking Lot, 110 N. Burr Blvd.
According to the CDC, flu activity most commonly peaks in the US in January or February, this is a great time to get your seasonal flu shot. This year the Health Department is pleased to announce that we will be administering the 4-component Quadrivalent Seasonal Flu shot at all our upcoming drive-thru flu clinics and at our First Choice Healthcare Clinic locations in Kewanee and Colona. We believe this vaccine is going to give our area residents the most comprehensive protection from influenza this year.
As usual, we are encouraging everyone 6 months of age and older to get vaccinated against the flu this year. People at high risk of serious flu complications are strongly encouraged to be vaccinated. These “at-risk” persons include small children, pregnant women, people with chronic health problems like asthma, diabetes, smokers, heart and lung disease, health care workers and people 65 years and older.
For more information on the Health Department’s Drive-Thru Flu Clinics call the Department’s First Choice Healthcare Clinics at 309-852-5272 Kewanee and 309-792-4011 Colona or visit our website at www.henrystarkhealth.com or find us on Facebook at Henry and Stark County Health Departments, or Follow Us On Twitter and Instagram.
