Sheridan VA offering drive-thru flu vaccinations Sheridan Media – Sheridan Media

The Sheridan VA Medical Center announced their team will be conducting a drive-thru flu vaccination clinic beginning at 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, in front of Building 71, the primary check-in building on campus.

Opportunities to receive a vaccination will also be recurring in-clinic. From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. every Tuesday, patients may stop in for any vaccineflu, Covid, TDAP, Shingles or pneumonia. Patients may also stop into the clinic from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Thursdays, for any vaccine except Covid.

In addition to the standard flu vaccine, the high-dose vaccine will be available for patients 65 years and older. Veterans will need to have their VA identification on-hand and the medical center recommends wearing a shirt with easy access to the shoulder.

The VA Medical Center is alerting veterans who have a fever, cough or any other coronavirus symptoms the day of their shot, should schedule an appointment with their care team at a later date.

Why get a Flu Shot now?

According to the VA Medical Center, vaccination to prevent flu and its potentially serious complications is particularly important for people who are at higher risk of developing serious flu complications, but it takes approximately two weeks after vaccination for antibodies to develop in the body, so the sooner the vaccination, the better. Also, by getting a flu vaccination, veterans will be less likely to spread flu to othersevery year hundreds of thousands of Americans are hospitalized with the flu.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone six months or older should get a yearly flu shot. Flu can be serious among young children, older adults and those with chronic health conditions, such as asthma, heart disease or diabetes.

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