[Press Release] : Walk-In flu vaccinations start today

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

Walk-In flu vaccinations start today

COLUMBIA, MO (October 21, 2008) - The Columbia/Boone County Department
of Public Health and Human Services clinic is now offering flu
vaccinations on a walk-in basis. The clinic is located in the health
department building at 1005 West Worley and is open Monday - Friday from
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Flu vaccine is available for $20 and pneumonia
vaccination is available for citizens age 65 and over for $40. The
health department accepts cash, check or credit cards. Medicaid and
Medicare clients will receive the vaccinations at no charge. 

Flu vaccinations will be available during the regularly scheduled rural
health clinic:
Thursday, Oct. 23, from 9-10 a.m. at the Hartsburg American Legion
Hall
Thursday, Oct. 23, from 11 a.m. -noon at the Ashland Senior Center

Vaccinations will also be available:
Wednesday, Oct. 22, from 4-6:30 p.m. at the Ashland Optimist Building
Tuesday, Nov. 4, from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Columbia/Boone County
Department of Public Health 
and Human Services (VOTE AND VACCINATE!)

For faster service, people can fill out the required consent forms
prior to arrival. To download the forms, visit www.GoColumbiaMo.com (
http://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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