Fall River seniors can get flu shots at Government Center
Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:48:33 -0800

By Anonymous Seniors who still need to get an annual flu shot can visit the Public Health Nurse's Office at Government Center, Room No. 431, fourth floor, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 to 11 am and 1 to 2:30 pm There will also be a flu clinic held ...

Flu shots available in Chardon
Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:12:42 -0800

The Health District said it will be able to bill most Medicare Plans for the flu shot (ie Aetna, Anthem, Humana and Cigna). Some employer health insurance plans also are now accepted, and the district accepts Visa, Mastercard and cash. ...

New flu shot is less of a pain
Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:01:51 -0800

By cathleen f. CROWLEY, Staff writer Athena Coloma, LPM administers a flu shot at the Latham Medical Group in Latham, NY Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) Athena Coloma, LPM administers the Fluzone Intradermal vaccine to Cathleen ...

Flu shots are not as effective for obese people
Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:15:00 -0700

By Jay Polk - bio | email The flu shot (including the dreaded needle) and the flu mist sit on a table at the Dougherty County Health Department. A needle gets ready to take in the flu vaccine . The shot is the most popular way that the vaccine is ...

New Recommendations for the Flu Vaccine and Egg Allergies
Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:58:38 -0800

The study findings are consistent with other studies over the past 12 years that seem to confirm even those children with severe egg allergy may receive the vaccine safely. The benefits of flu shots are well-established, and clearly outweigh the risks ...

While Pittsburgh firefighters get flu shots at City Hall, their trucks get ...
Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:25:42 -0700

Pittsburgh while firefighters in Pittsburgh were at City Hall getting flu shots , the trucks they parked outside were getting parking tickets. The trucks were parked for about 5 minutes Wednesday in permit-only spaces reserved for City Council ...

Free flu shots available for seniors through VON
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:09:36 -0800

By melissa baxter * Arthritis fundraiser: The 3rd Annual Medavie Blue Cross Jingle Bell Walk and Run for Arthritis, a non-competitive, fun-filled, family-oriented fundraising event for The Arthritis Society., will be held Sunday, Nov, 27. ...

Flu shots for students, by students
Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:17:14 -0800

Candace Parra, 20, biology, took advantage of free flu shots in the Quad offered by the Student Health Center this week. Student Nurse Dean Gerbert administers her shot on Nov. 8. PCC students received free flu shots from student nurses on Nov. ...

The flu shot : 'It works' but only if you get one
Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:48:21 -0800

But from 2002-07, only 35 percent of adults in the state got a flu vaccine , according to the most recent data available from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. At 29 percent in the New Bedford area, the local data are even worse. ...

St. Louis Connect Care celebrates Urgent Care Awareness Week with $10 flu shots
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:17:36 -0800

In celebration of Urgent Care Awareness Week, St. Louis Connect Care is offering $10 flu shots Monday, Nov. 14 until Sunday, Nov. 20. The Smiley Urgent Care Center at St. Louis Connect Care provides immediate medical care for minor emergencies, ...

Occupy Wall Street demonstrators
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:06:45 -0800

A group of doctors and nurses administered free flu shot for the 99% at Occupy Wall Street. Photo: Getty, don emmert / AFP Protesters line up to get free flu shots at Zuccotti Park November 13, 2011 in New York. A group of doctors and nurses ...

Nine cities, counties running out of flu vaccine : CDC
Wed, 16 Nov 2011 03:50:17 -0800

16 (CNA) Nine of the 22 cities and counties in Taiwan are running out of flu vaccine stocks for the annual free inoculation program that started on Oct. 1, a senior official at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday. ...

Flu shots for unemployed available
Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:44:04 -0800

SCRANTON - Some unemployed people in Lackawanna County will be eligible for free flu shots today at Career Link. The first 100 out-of-work county residents who appear for flu shots at noon will receive them without charge, and health screenings will run ...

Ojanpa: Flu shot glass is still more than half full
Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:47:47 -0700

But I got a flu shot anyway and have for years. An exhaustive University of Minnesota study has concluded that flu vaccines are less effective than formerly thought. In the past, it was estimated they had a 70-90 percent protection rate. ...

Is this the aisle for tequila shots or flu shots ?
Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:29:06 -0800

A lot of the supermarket and pharmacy chains are offering flu shots this season, which I think is great. Mostly. It's just one more reason why I prefer to go to the store than to the hospital. Oh, yes, you can get a flu shot at the hospital, ...

A Flu Shot Today Can Keep the Doctor Away
Sun, 13 Nov 2011 06:53:04 -0800

By Geoffrey Walter Assemblyman Tom Mc Kevitt (mid) receives his flu shot during his annual flu shot program. Courtesy Office of Tom Mc Kevitt This past week my office hosted our annual flu shot clinic, administering 255 flu shots to Nassau County ...

Stronger flu shots , more side effects
Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:21:34 -0800

By jeremy olson - Star Tribune (Minneapolis) minneapolis -- Ordinary flu vaccine has always worked out for Carolyn Hendrickson, so the 77-year-old was perplexed on a recent Monday when her clinic gave her a high-dose version without asking first. ...

VNA Offers Flu Shots at Polls
Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:11:55 -0800

By Bill Thorndike Janet Hargrave of the Ledyard VNA administered flu shots Tuesday at the polls in Ledyard Center. She was the school nurse at Gallup Hill School for 28 years before retiring. In addition to casting their votes, residents who came to ...

It's The Flu Season at The University of Louisville [Theater]
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:26:12 -0800

While all humans can appreciate the feeling of helplessness of battling flu symptoms and inundated with advertisements for flu shots , as Homo sapiens, we can also appreciate the unsuspecting places to find love. The love of another human, ...

Delta In-Flight Flu Vaccine PSA Stirs Controversy
Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:33:32 -0800

It has some good advice: wash your hands, cover your mouth when you cough -- but it also talks about no one really gets the flu -- they get sick, but it's not the flu. So flu shots really aren't necessary for everyone. Anti-vaccine groups says the flu ...