Area residents can get a flu shot Friday morning without getting out of their car.
The Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department is hosting a flu shot clinic at the Iola Fire Department headquarters at 408 N. Washington Ave.
There, patients can simply pull up in their cars, roll down a window and get a shot.
“That’s really it,” said DeeDee Martin, interim co-administrator for the Health Department.
The health department will send bills to Medicare, Medicaid and Blue Cross Blue Shield-enrolled patients.
Those without some form of insurance can pay $25 by cash or check.
“We’ll make you stay long enough to make sure you’re OK,” Martin said.
A station also will be set up for those who prefer to get out of their car.
The clinic runs from 8 a.m. to noon.
Two sets of nurses will be on hand to ensure proceedings go smoothly.
The health department has about 1,000 doses of flu vaccine available for the public.
The clinic is open to patients of all ages.
Children ages 6 months to 36 months will get a slightly smaller dose. First-time recipients at those ages must get a second vaccination about a month later.
“All other adults and elderly patients will get the same (one-time) dose,” Martin said.
For more information, call 365-2191.
Martin said other flu shot clinics are planned elsewhere in Iola, Bourbon, Woodson and Anderson counties.
