Chicago Area Immunization Campaign
FLU CLINICS
Chicago
Department of Public Health
PROTECT YOURSELF. PROTECT YOUR LOVED ONES.
GET YOUR FLU SHOT!
Each fall the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) offers flu and
pneumonia shots to seniors and other adults at risk for complications from
influenza ("flu") infection. Beginning October 15, 2007, CDPH will conduct
over 100 walk-in clinics at various locations and provide shots to nearly
20,000 Chicago residents.
Influenza, also
known as “the flu,” is a very contagious lung disease that causes over
200,000 hospitalizations and 36,000 deaths each year in the United States.
Anyone can get the flu. For most people, the flu can cause fever, cough,
sore throat, headache, chills, muscle aches, and fatigue. Flu infections
among the elderly and those with chronic heart or lung disease can lead to
more serious complications, including hospitalization or death.
WHO SHOULD GET THE FLU SHOT?
· Adults 50 years of age or
older
·
Residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities
·
Anyone* with a chronic health condition such as: lung disease
(including asthma), heart disease,
diabetes, kidney disease, cancer,
HIV/AIDS, muscle or nerve disorders (see
brochure)
· Children 6-59 months of
age* (see brochure)
·
Pregnant women
·
Healthcare workers
·
Household contacts and out-of-home caregivers of children up to 59
months of age and persons
* Children are
encouraged to get their flu shots from their primary care provider or the
CDPH Fast Track Immunization Clinics.
WHAT ABOUT THE PNEUMONIA SHOT?
Pneumococcal disease ("pneumonia") is a serious disease that can cause much
sickness and death. Anyone can get pneumococcal disease, but people over
age 65, the very young, and individuals with special health problems are at
the greatest risk. If you are at least 65 years old or have a long-term
health condition that lowers the body’s resistance to infection, be sure to
ask about the pneumococcal shot. Usually one pneumonia shot is all that is
needed.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CLINIC LOCATIONS:
Please call the Chicago Information Hotline at 311 (24 hours) or visit the
website at
www.cityofchicago.org.
Stickney Township
Medical Centers
Sites and Hours of Operation:
|
6721 W.
40th St. |
4949 S.
Long Chicago, IL 60638 708-458-4126 9 a.m. - noon No p.m. hours |
5635 State Rd. Burbank, IL 60459 708-424-9200 9 a.m. - noon 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. |
Stickney Public Health
District will offer the influenza vaccine at all three clinic sites. You
must show proof of residency to receive the vaccine. So please have your
Township ID Card available or three forms of ID (one must be a state issued
photo ID) with your name and address.
The
flu vaccine will be given starting on Monday, October 5th, 2007.
It will be given until supplies are exhausted. (Dates are subject to
postpone or change if any problem with delivery of vaccine is experienced.)
DuPage County Health Department and CDH
partner with Osco Drug Pharmacy and Dominick’s so more people get flu shots
this year!
... more here
l
$34 at the Health Department ($15 for VFC
flu at the Health
Department)
l $28 at Dominicks
l $30 at Osco with a preferred card
Please visit Lake County Health Department
flu website at
www.lakecountyflu.com
To find a location in Lake County to get a flu shot
click here.
