Flu Coalition announces high-risk flu shot clinics
The Springfield Flu Immunization Coalition has announced the locations for
the 2007 high-risk flu shot clinics. The first phase of the 2007 campaign
will include the distribution of vouchers for the area high-risk clinics. The second phase will include a week of high-risk flu vaccination clinics
(voucher required).
Under the voucher system,
high-risk* adults will be able to reserve flu vaccine and select a clinic
site in advance. Individuals may pick up vouchers for high-risk adults.
Implemented in 2005, the voucher system eliminated the excessive lines and
long waits that occurred outside flu clinics in past years.
Vouchers
will be available for pickup at three sites:
- Southwest Missouri Office on Aging, 1735 S. Fort
Ave., 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Oct. 15-19.
- Jordan Valley Community Health Center Clinic, 630 W.
Kearney St. (old Kearney Branch Library), 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (Oct.15,16,18, & 19) and 8:30
to noon on Wednesday, Oct. 17.
- Northview Senior Center, 301 E. Talmage, 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Oct. 15-19.
The Springfield Flu
Immunization Coalition’s high-risk clinics are scheduled Oct. 22-26. The clinics will be open from 7 a.m. until noon. To receive a
shot, individuals should present their voucher at the designated time,
date and location listed on the voucher.
Monday, Oct. 22
Doling Family Center, 301 E. Talmage
Tuesday, Oct. 23
Doctors Hospital, 2828 N. National
Wednesday, Oct. 24
St. Agnes School, 531 S. Jefferson
Thursday, Oct. 25
St. John’s Cancer Center
Friday, Oct. 26
Cox Walnut Lawn, Ozark Room
Vaccine for the clinics
will be made available to Greene County residents again this year through
the cooperation of the Springfield Flu Immunization Coalition. Members
include the Springfield-Greene County Health Department, Greene County
Medical Society, CoxHealth, Doctors Hospital and St. John’s Health
System. For updates on vouchers and clinics, call the influenza hotline
417-864-1166.
*Individuals eligible for
the vouchers include adults age 65 and older, adults with chronic health
conditions, women who will be pregnant during the influenza season; and
individuals in close contact with the sick or people in nursing homes and
long-term care facilities. Health care workers, also considered a
high-risk group, should get their flu shots through employers or
physicians.
Children under the age of 18 will not be vaccinated at these clinics.
Parents or guardians should check with their physician’s office and/or the
Health Department 874-1220.
For more information, please call the
Springfield-Greene County Health Department, 874-1220 or
Greene County Medical Society, 887-1017.