Additional Flu Shots Become Available
Genesee
County Health Department officials have been notified that additional flu
vaccine has become available. As a result, more local residents are now able
to be vaccinated. Pregnant women and any resident 65 years and older are now
eligible to receive vaccine.
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 now be
available to the following individuals:
·
Genesee
County residents who are pregnant;
·
Genesee
County residents age 65 and older;
·
Genesee
County
residents with the following chronic illnesses:
o
Heart disease (e.g.,
cardiomyopathy, congenital heart
disease,
congestive heart failure);
o
Lung disease (e.g., asthma,
cystic fibrosis, emphysema,
other
obstructive or restrictive lung diseases);
o
Metabolic disease (e.g.,
diabetes);
o
Kidney disease;
o
Blood disorders (e.g., sickle
cell anemia);
o
Immune
deficiency or disorders (e.g., cancer, bone marrow
disorders,
immunoglobulin deficiency).
·
Individuals
who provide direct care for those with one of the listed chronic illnesses
above.
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.
