Genesee County Health Department Flu Clinic
Announced
The
Genesee County Health Department will be conducting a flu clinic on
Friday,
November 19, 2004
at:
·
University
of Michigan Flint – Recreation Center
9:00
am – 3:00 pm
(or until supplies are depleted.)
The
site is located on the
University
of
Michigan-Flint
campus near the intersection of
Chavez
Drive
and
Kearsley
Street
.
Vaccine
will only be available for
Genesee
County
residents 6 months of age and older with the following chronic illnesses:
·
Heart
disease
(e.g., cardiomyopathy, congenital heart disease, congestive heart failure);
·
Lung
disease
(e.g., asthma, cystic fibrosis, emphysema, other obstructive or restrictive
lung diseases);
·
Metabolic
disease
(e.g., diabetes);
·
Kidney
disease;
·
Blood
disorders
(e.g., sickle cell anemia);
·
Immune
deficiency or disorders
(e.g., cancer, bone marrow disorders, immunoglobulin deficiency).
Those
Genesee
County
residents seeking vaccination should bring picture identification and
documentation of their chronic illness. Acceptable documentation can include
one of the following:
·
A letter
from your physician on the physician’s letterhead stating you have a chronic
illness such as the ones listed above;
·
Actual
prescription containers (not just a list of the medications); or
The
cost of the flu vaccine is $18.00. The
clinic will accept Medicaid, Medicare Part B, M-Care and Private Health Plus.
Residents must have their card with them along with their social
security number in order to bill their insurance.
Limited
parking will be available in
Lot
A directly adjacent to the
Recreation
Center
.
Residents should enter the building at the Northwest corner closest to
Lot
A. Additional parking will be
available in other parking lots on campus.
There will be several signs posted to help direct residents to the
clinic site. For further
information regarding directions, see the
University
of
Michigan
-
Flint
campus map on the Genesee County Health Department web site at:
http://www.gchd.us, or call 810-257-3612.
For
further information regarding flu vaccine availability and updates, please
contact the Genesee County Health Department Flu Hotline at (810) 257-3598.
You may also find flu vaccine updates at our web site:
http://www.gchd.us.
