Flu Shots

The holidays are approaching. Have you gotten a flu shot? Carson City Health and Human Services encourages everyone who has not yet been vaccinated to protect themselves and their loved ones during the holiday season by getting a flu shot. National Influenza Vaccination Week, Dec. 4-10, is a great opportunity to remind people that flu shots are beneficial and effective even if they are received in December and January.

Carson City Health and Human Services is collecting food donations for its annual Homeless Christmas. From November 15 through December 9, donate 2 cans of food and receive a voucher for a free flu shot or nasal spray vaccine, redeemable during our regularly scheduled immunization hours on Thursdays.

This column appears in the - Wednesday health pages. It addresses topics related to health of our community.This year, Carson City Health and Human Services is a participant in the "It's Chili Outs...

This column addresses topics related to the health of our community.Carson City Health and Human Services is hosting its eighth annual free flu vaccination day Saturday, Oct. 1. Over the past seven...

The Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey hosts special speakers during public meetings held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 9am at the Silver Springs Community Center at 2945 Ft. Churchill Road. Each meeting also includes resource sharing, updates and discussion on issues of regional importance such as health and wellness, substance abuse prevention and recovery, education, workforce development, etc. On May 12, the featured speakers will be from the Tobacco Cessation Helpline.

CARSON CITY – Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford has sent an email to supporters and constituents suggesting the next two-year state budget is facing an attack from “extreme right-wing” interests who will use the current economic crisis to “dismantle our state.”

Healthy Communities has scheduled their winter and spring line up of special speakers on the 2nd Thursday of each month during their public meetings.

Each meeting also includes resource sharing, updates and discussion on issues of regional importance such as health and wellness, substance abuse prevention and recovery, education, job training, etc.

Don't forget that tomorrow is free flu shot day in Carson City, with three locations dispensing the vaccinations from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. You can find all the info here.

Cortney Bloomer from the Carson City Department of Health and Human Services talks about free flu vaccinations.

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Saturday, Oct. 16 is Carson City Community Flu Vaccination Day, with vaccines offered to the community at no cost.
It is the seventh year for the program. Last year, there were 8,000 seasonal flu shots given and 21,000 H1N1 shots administered, health officials said.
Approximately 5,000 of the doses have been ordered and will be ready to administer on Oct. 16, said Susan Pintar, county health officer.
There will be three locations for the free community vaccination day, which will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. They are:
— Walk-through at the Carson City Senior Center, 911 Beverly Drive

Flu shots for anyone over 6 months of age, and commodities food distribution for those in need from Dayton, Silver City and Stagecoach takes place at the Dayton Food Pantry at 4 Enterprise Way and Highway 50 in Dayton on Oct. 21, between noon and 5 p.m.

Health and Human Services recommends that everyone 6 months and older should get a flu vaccine. On Oct. 21 only, between noon and 5pm, Carson Health nurses will be able to provide the following types of flu shots at the Dayton Food Pantry at 4 Enterprise Way:

Saturday, Oct. 16 has been designated Carson City Community Flu Vaccination Day, with vaccines offered to the community at no cost.

It is the seventh year for the program, and by all measures it keeps on growing and has been tremendously successful, health officials said at a press conference this morning.

Last year, there were 8,000 seasonal flu shots given and 21,000 H1N1 shots administered, health officials said.

For all those who did not qualify to receive an early H1N1 (Swine) flu shot, here’s your chance. Free H1N1 (Swine) flu shots will be given out free, FREEEEEE of charge to all comers.

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The H1N1 flu shot isn’t just for the so-called “at risk” folks anymore. It’s for everyone, now that supplies are plentiful.

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Everybody can now get swine flu shots, and in some cases, free if they want. The Carson City Health Dept. will start offering them free, starting December 21st.

State health officials say their stockpiles of Swine Flu (H1N1) shots are high enough that they will be able to offer them to everyone, regardless of health risk status, starting December 18th.

ATLANTA (AP) - Get ready to roll up your sleeve three times for flu shots.Most people will need one shot for the regular seasonal flu and probably two others to protect against the new swine flu.