[Press Release] : Two flu clinics scheduled for northern Boone County

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Contact: Geni Alexander, Public Information Specialist - (573) 874-7632
or gaalexan at GoColumbiaMo.com 

Two flu clinics scheduled for northern Boone County

COLUMBIA, MO (November 8, 2008) - The Columbia/Boone County Department
of Public Health and Human Services will offer the following community
flu clinics:
Monday, Nov. 10, from 4-6:30 p.m. at the Hallsville Intermediate School
Commons
Thursday, Nov. 13, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in Centralia at the Boone County
offices (next to the medical clinic)

Flu vaccine is available for $20 and pneumonia vaccination is available
for citizens age 65 and over for $40. The health department can accept
cash or check. Medicaid and Medicare clients will receive the
vaccinations at no charge. 

For faster service, people can fill out the required consent forms
prior to arrival. To download the forms, visit www.GoColumbiaMo.com and
follow links to the health department’s flu page. 

Information from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
(DHSS) reports that in the United States influenza is associated with
more than 36,000 deaths and over 200,000 hospitalizations annually.
According to DHSS, during the 2007-08 flu season, 2,614 deaths in
Missouri involved flu and pneumonia. 

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