Cost for shot only: $20.00
The 2008-2009 Vaccination is now available
The 2008-2009 Inactivated Influenza Virus Vaccine contains the following strains:
A/Brisbane/59/2007 (H1N1)-like virus;
A/Brisbane/10/2007 (H3N2)-like virus; *
B/Florida/4/2006-like virus. #
A/Brisbane/10/2007 is a current southern hemisphere vaccine
virus.
B/Florida/4/2006 and B/Brisbane/3/2007 (a B/Florida/4/2006-like
virus) are current southern hemisphere vaccine viruses.
Questions answered yes to the following, could be an exclusion to
receiving a Flu shot. Please contact us or your private doctor to clarify.
- Are you allergic to chicken, chicken eggs, chicken feathers, or chicken dander?
- Are you allergic to any component of the vaccine including thimerosal (a mercury derivative), or thimerosal-containing products(certain eye contact lens solutions contain this preservative)?
- Have you ever had a severe adverse reaction to a flu shot?
- Do you have an acute febrile (fever) illness today?
- Have you had Guillain-Barre Syndrome within 6 weeks after a previous flu vaccination?
- Do you have an active neurological disorder?
- Do you have thrombocytopenia or any blood disorder that would prohibit a shot in your muscle?