| October 02, 2008 | Media contact: Shantell Kirkendoll E-mail: smkirk@umich.edu Phone: 734-764-2220 |
Michigan Visiting Care announces flu shot clinics
Flu Shot
Football Saturdays and fall foliage mean a change of season – and the start of flu season.
Beginning Wednesday, the University of Michigan Health System’s Michigan Visiting Care will offer a series of flu shot clinics.
“The best time to be vaccinated is October through December before the season peaks,” said Tracy Newhouse, MVN Community Wellness Manager. “Hand washing and avoiding people who are sick are important steps to preventing the flu, but the best protection is getting a flu shot every year.”
Anyone can get the flu, but children have the highest rate of infection and the elderly are most likely to suffer complications and death.
Unlike years when there were shortages, an estimated 143 million to 145 million doses of vaccine will be available. The supply is at an all-time high, meaning there are plenty of chances to be vaccinated.
Vaccination costs are competitively priced. Michigan Visiting Care accepts Blue Care Network, including Premier Care, Health Alliance Plan, Medicare Part B and Priority Health HMO, all of which cover the entire cost of the flu shot. Other payment options include cash, check and credit card.
The clinics are open to the public and most clinics are limited to vaccinating those age 9 and older. For a weekly listing of flu clinics, call MVN’s flu hotline at 734-477-7299, or visit www.umvn.org.
Clinics are scheduled on the following dates:
- Oct. 1, 9:30 a.m - 1:30 p.m, Pittsfield Township Senior Center, 701 W. Ellsworth, Ann Arbor
- Oct. 2, 10 a.m - 3 p.m., Eagle Drugs Pharmacy, 15600 Northline Road, Southgate
- Oct. 2, 10 a.m - 2 p.m., Medicine Shoppe, 75 E. Bennett, Saline
- Oct. 3, 9 a.m - 1 p.m, Brighton Senior Center, 850 Spencer Road, Brighton
- Oct. 3, 1 - 6 p.m., Eagle Drugs Pharmacy, 15600 Northline Road, Southgate
- Oct. 3, 9 a.m. - 2: p.m., Ypsilanti Township Senior Center, 2025 E. Clark Road
- Oct. 4, 1 - 6 p.m., Eagle Drugs Pharmacy 15600 Northline Road, Southgate
- Oct. 5, 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1200 N Ann Arbor Street, Saline
- Oct. 8, 9 a.m. - noon, Manchester Senior Center, 324 West Main, Manchester
- Oct. 8, 9 a.m - 1 p.m., Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Road, Suite C, Ann Arbor
- Oct. 9, 2 - 3:30 p.m., Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, 9455 Hilton Road, Brighton
- Oct. 9, 10 a.m - 2 p.m., New Boston Pharmacy, 19162 Huron River Drive, New Boston
- Oct. 10, Noon - 2 p.m., Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin, Ann Arbor
- Oct. 10, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Hillsdale Senior Center,320 West Bacon, Hillsdale
- Oct. 10, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Howell Senior Center, 925 W. Grand River, Howell
- Oct. 10, 9 a.m. - noon, Saline Area Senior Council, 7190 N. Maple Road, Saline
- Oct. 12, 12:30 - 3 p.m., St. Marks Lutheran Church, 11151 US 12, Brooklyn
- Oct. 14, 9 a.m. - noon, Ann Arbor City Club, 1830 Washtenaw, Ann Arbor
- Oct. 14, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Ypsilanti Senior Center, 1015 North Congress Street, Ypsilanti
- Oct. 15, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Ann Arbor YMCA, 400 W. Washington, Ann Arbor
- Oct. 15, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., York Baptist Church, 11220 Stoney Creek Road; Milan
- Oct. 16, 9 a.m. - noon, Fowlerville Senior Center, 203 North Collins, Fowlerville
- Oct. 17, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Hamburg Senior Center, 10407 Merrill Road, Hamburg
- Oct. 18, 1 - 4 p.m., Arctic Edge Ice Arena, 46615 Michigan Avenue, Canton
- Oct. 18, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m., MVN, 2850 S. Industrial, Suite 75, Ann Arbor
- Oct. 18, 9 a.m. - noon, Peoples Presbyterian Church, 210 Smith Street, Milan
- Oct. 18, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., West Ann Arbor Health Center, 4900-A West Jackson Road, Ann Arbor
- Oct. 19, 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Westside United Methodist Church, 900 S. Seventh Street, Ann Arbor
- Oct. 19, 8 a.m. - noon, Pinckney Masonic Temple, 210 Mann Street, Pinckney
- Oct. 20, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Dexter Senior Center, 7720 Ann Arbor Street, Dexter
- Oct. 20, 2 - 5 p.m., Dexter Senior Center, 7720 Ann Arbor Street, Dexter
- Oct. 21, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Hartland Senior Center, 9525 Highland Road, Hartland
- Oct. 21, 9 a.m. - noon, Ypsilanti Township Senior Center, 2025 E. Clark Rd, Ypsilanti
- Oct. 22, 2:45 - 6 p.m., Saline Schools, 7265 Saline-Ann Arbor Rd., Saline (middle school on Maple Road in the cafeteria)
- Oct. 23, 9 a.m. - noon, Unadilla Township Senior Center, 126 Webb, Gregory.
- Oct. 24, 9 a.m. - noon, Northfield Township Senior Center, 9101 Main Street, Whitmore Lake
- Oct. 25, 4:30 - 7:30 p.m., St. Andrew's Catholic Church – Saline, 910 Austin Road, Saline
- Oct. 25, 9 a.m. - noon, St. Joseph Catholic Church, 3430 Dover, Dexter
- Oct. 25, 9 a.m. - noon, Trinity Episcopal Church - Belleville, 11575 Belleville Road, Belleville
- Oct. 26, 8:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m., St. Andrew's Catholic Church – Saline, 910 Austin Road, Saline
- Oct. 26, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m., St. Johns Catholic Church in Howell, 2900 Hacker Road, Howell
- Oct. 27, 2:45 - 6 p.m., Saline Schools , 7265 Saline-Ann Arbor Rd, Saline
- Oct. 28, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m., Jewish Community Center, 2935 Birch Hollow Drive, Ann Arbor
- Oct. 28, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Medicine Shoppe, 905 N. Main Street, Adrian
- Oct. 30, Noon - 4:30 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church, 1501 W. Liberty, Ann Arbor
MVC, part of the University of Michigan Health System, is a nonprofit organization that has served the community since 1909.
Written by: Shantell M. Kirkendoll
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