Vets flu shots available
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center and community-based outpatient clinics will be offering no-cost flu shots to veterans beginning Monday.
Flu shots will be available:
• Sept. 26-30 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. CST at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center (drive-through)
• Sept. 26-27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. CST at the Menominee Clinic
• Sept. 29-30 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. CST at the Ironwood Clinic
• Sept. 29-30 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST at the Manistique Clinic
• Oct. 4-5 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST at the Sault Saint Marie Clinic
• Oct. 6-7 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST at the Gladstone Clinic
• Oct. 6-7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST at the Hancock Clinic
• Oct. 13-14 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST at the Marquette Clinic.
The provider must be part of VA’s community care network that includes retail pharmacies and many urgent care locations.
Call ahead to see if a pharmacy participates in the VA flu shot program. Anyone who receives a flu shot from a non-network provider may be liable for the cost of the vaccine.
To be eligible for a no-cost flu shot, one must be enrolled in the VA health care system and have received care from a VA provider or in-network community care provider within the past 24 months.
For more information about the flu, logon to http://www.prevention.va.gov/flu or http://www.cdc.gov/flu.