Advent Health Flu Shots

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Advent health flu shots. According to the centers for disease control and prevention cdc getting a flu vaccine is the best protection against contracting and spreading the flu especially to our patients who may already be seriously ill. And baylor college of medicine has created an influenza task force to develop. These face masks are being worn to protect these employees from the flu because they cannot receive the flu vaccine due to a valid medical or religious reason. I acknowledge that i am aware of the following facts.

The flu vaccine can help reduce the strain on the healthcare system by limiting the number of influenza cases in hospitals. Adventhealth per guidelines from cdc and cms has recommended that i receive the flu vaccine to protect the community i serve. Walgreens ordered extra flu vaccines. We are not able to provide a vaccination for those under 8 years of age pregnant or those with egg allergies or a history of guillain barre syndrome.

Influenza is a serious respiratory disease that kills thousands of people annually. Please see your primary care physician. Adventhealth centra care medical director dr. In 15 minutes we can differentiate what it is and get a good idea of if it is covid 19 or the flu adventhealth centra care plans to start offering flu vaccines in a few weeks.

And we look at co infections when people had the flu and they get pneumonia they get a bacterial pneumonia. 20 10 am to 2 pm for a free flu shot clinic sponsored by adventhealth south overland park for persons ages 8 and older while supplies last. We have both flu test and covid 19 tests dr. Join us sunday oct.

The houston health department will administer flu shots at drive thru clinics. Tim hendrix says it can also improve outcomes in patients who come down with both the flu and coronavirus.