Seasonal Flu Shots Continue: Updated on Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009
The Department of Public Health and Wellness continues to offer flu shots to guard against regular seasonal flu to everyone age six months or older.
Flu shots are available by appointment at the Dixie, East Neighborhood Place, Middletown and Newburg sites. Call the clinic site at the phone number listed below to make an appointment.
Dixie Health Clinic, 7219 Dixie Highway (502)937-7277
East Neighborhood Place Health Clinic, 810 Barret Ave (502)574-6638
Middletown Health Clinic, 200 Juneau Drive (502)245-1074
Newburg Health Center, 4810 Exeter Avenue (502)458-0778
Flu shots cost $25. The nasal flu mist costs $25. Medicare Part B and Passport will cover the cost for those with those insurance plans.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends regular seasonal flu vaccinations for everyone six months of age or older as the best way to avoid flu. The CDC especially recommends that people who are at high risk of having serious flu complications or people who live with or care for those at high risk for serious complications get a flu shot each year.
These people are:
Children aged six months up to their 19th birthday
Pregnant women
People 50 years of age and older
People of any age with certain chronic medical conditions
People who live in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications from flu, including:
- Health care workers
- Household contacts of persons at high risk for complications from the flu
- Household contacts and out of home caregivers of children younger than six months of age.
Seasonal Flu Resource Information:
Know What to do About the Flu
What you need to know about the inactivated vaccine against 2009 - 10 influenza
What you need to know about the attenuated live vaccine (nasal spray) against the 2009 - 10 influenza