Free drive-thru flu shots offered Nov. 8 at Minden's GE Bently
Miss Friday's free flu shot in Carson City? There's another planned for Saturday, Nov. 8 in Minden. Douglas County Emergency Management and Carson City Health and Human Services, along with several community partners, including the Douglas County Healthcare Coalition, are hosting the free drive-through flu vaccination clinic.
Citizens are invited to stop by the GE Bently parking lot from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a free flu vaccination. Vehicle staging will begin on Bently Parkway off Buckeye Road. The address is 1631 Bently Parkway South.
Douglas County Emergency Management, the Healthcare Coalition and Carson City Health use this free clinic as a public health preparedness exercise to test the ability of the community to come together and provide needed pharmaceuticals to the public in the event of an emergency.
These drive-through clinics test the ability of healthcare providers to administer and the County to organize the delivery of any number of possible medications, such as those that would be necessary in event of a pandemic. Using the flu vaccine as an exercise allows the community to test the readiness while improving their underlying health.
Many people do not realize that the flu is a deadly virus causing thousands of hospitalizations and deaths each season. The circulating flu strain(s) can vary year to year and may affect different groups each year. Those typically at risk of serious injury or death from the flu include the very young, the very old and those with a chronic condition. As the flu strains change, this group changes and some healthier people die from the flu. The flu vaccine is designed by researchers to stop death from the flu even if one may still get the flu.
This event is open to the general public. Both the flu shot and the nasal spray will be available. This may be the last year of a free flu vaccination clinic due to the elimination of funds provided by the Centers for Disease Control, unless private sponsors are located for future events. The government has ceased paying for these events as health insurance plans now provide for preventive care that includes annual vaccines.
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