State Of Tennessee Dept. Of Health:
TENNESSEANS REMINDED OF NEED FOR FLU VACCINE……
Seasonal Flu Cases Now Widespread in Tennessee Flu season has officially arrived in Tennessee, with cases of seasonal influenza now categorized as widespread in our state. But it’s not too late to vaccinate!
The Department of Health urges all Tennesseans who have not yet received a flu vaccine to get one now to help protect vulnerable people around them, their families and themselves from the flu virus. “This is the earliest start to an ordinary flu season in Tennessee since 2003, with seasonal flu now spreading in communities across our state,” said Health Commissioner John Dreyzehner, MD, MPH. “People who are still unvaccinated are at increased risk of getting sick and spreading the virus to others. It’s very important for people who are not yet vaccinated to do so now.”
Flu vaccine for people of all ages is widely available throughout Tennessee from primary health care providers, walk-in clinics, pharmacies and county health departments. Children covered by TennCare or without insurance that covers flu vaccine can get it for just a small administration fee at county health department clinics through the Vaccines for Children program. Children will not be turned away if parents cannot afford the administration fee.
Robertson County Health Dept. 800 S. Brown Street Springfield, TN 37172 615.384.4504
Other Flu shot locations:
Springfield Drugs 511 Memorial Blvd. Springfield, TN 37172 (615) 384-4561
CVS/Pharmacy Store #6438 903 Memorial Boulevard Springfield, TN 37172 (615)384-8481
South Side Drug Co. 1000 South Main St Springfield, TN 37172 (615)384-3546
Rite Aid #11885 2118 Memorial Blvd. Springfield, TN 37172 (615) 384-3203
Walgreens 2115 Memorial Blvd Springfield, TN 37172 (615) 382-9388
Kroger Pharmacy 2600 Memorial Boulevard Springfield, TN 37172 (615) 382-9844
Greenbrier Pharmacy 2354 Hwy 41 South Greenbrier, TN 37073 (615) 643-6979 Note:
You can always contact your physician’s office to get your flu shot.
Jim Ball reporting Dec. 4, 2012
Type A flu virus is constantly changing and is generally responsible for the large flu epidemics. The influenza A2 virus (and other variants of influenza) is spread by people who are already infected. The most common flu hot spots are those surfaces that an infected person has touched and rooms where he has been recently, especially areas where he has been sneezing.’,…
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