The Livingston County Department of Public Health will continue to offer flu shots during regularly scheduled weekly immunization clinics, as long as vaccine is available.  The  walk-in clinic is open on Wednesdays from 8:30 AM until 4:30 PM, with extended hours until 7:00 PM on the   2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month.

There are no restrictions on who can get the vaccine this year.  The charge for the shot    is $30 for adults; Medicare will pay the total cost.

Seasonal (or common) flu is a respiratory illness that can be transmitted person to person.  Most people have some immunity, and a vaccine is available.
Annual flu shots are recommended for everyone; however, there are certain groups of individuals who are at the highest risk of complications from influenza. Those groups include:
• Persons aged 50 years or older
• Women who will be pregnant during the flu season
• Children aged 6-59 months
• Adults and children who have long term health problems such as heart or lung disease, asthma, kidney disease, metabolic disease such as diabetes, immunodeficiency, blood disorders such as anemia, or have a condition that; affects the respiratory function or increases the risk of aspiration;
• Residents of long-term care facilities and nursing homes

Flu shots are also highly recommended for people who can spread influenza to those at high risk including:
• Household contacts and caregivers of children aged 0 through 59 months of age
• Health care workers
• Persons who live with or care for individuals at high risk for influenza-related complications