Mahoning County Public Health announces flu shot clinics

Mahoning County Public Health will hold flu shot clinics at various locations in Mahoning County from Oct. 18 through Nov. 2.

The 2023 schedule includes:

• Struthers Mauthe Park, 156 Smithfield St., Struthers 44471. 1-4 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 18.
• Poland Township Administration Building, 3339 Dobbins Road, Poland 44514. 2-5 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 24.
• Village of Sebring Administration Building, 135 E. Ohio Ave., Sebring 44672. 1-3 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 25.
• Mahoning County Public Health, 50 Westchester Drive, Youngstown 44515. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 26.
• Boardman Township Building, 8299 Market St., Boardman 44512. 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 1.
• Mahoning County Public Health, 50 Westchester Drive, Youngstown 44515. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 2.

How to obtain a flu shot at a clinic

• Just walk in, no appointment is necessary.
• Mahoning County Public Health will bill insurance – Bring insurance cards, driver’s license, Medicaid, and Medicare cards so the cost of the vaccine can be billed; most private insurances are accepted.   
• Mahoning County Public Health is a Vaccines for Children Program Provider and will have limited opportunities for children that are uninsured or underinsured to receive the vaccine free of charge. 

Available flu vaccines

• • Ages 6 months and up – Quadrivalent (four flu virus strains)  
  • Ages 65 years and older – High-dose quadrivalent (four flu virus strains) 
  • Ages 18 years and older – Egg-free (cell-based) quadrivalent (four flu virus strains)

Who should receive a flu shot based on the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) recommendations?

• Everyone 6 months of age and older should get a flu vaccine every season.
• People at high risk of developing flu-related complications:
  • Children ages 6 months to 5 years old.
  • Adults 50 years of age and older.
  • Pregnant women and women up to two weeks postpartum.
  • Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.
  • Chronic medical conditions such as asthma, COPD, cystic fibrosis, heart disease, blood disorders, diabetes, extreme obesity, kidney, liver, or endocrine disorders, weakened immune systems due to medications and/or diseases such as cancer, HIV or AIDS, or medications such as chronic steroid use or long-term aspirin use in people younger than 19 years of age.

For more information, visit mahoninghealth.org….

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