One of the best ways to reduce your risk from seasonal flu and its potentially serious complications is to get vaccinated every year.
Schedule your flu shot with us by texting us at 308-280-2295, giving us a call at 308-995-4431, or messaging us through our secure messaging app below!
Bring your driver’s license or photo ID and your insurance card to your appointment!
Frequently Asked Questions
We get it, schedules fill up fast this time of year! If you are not able to come to one of our designated flu shot clinics, you can easily make an appointment during regular clinic hours!
The flu shot is the common name for the influenza (flu) vaccination. These vaccines protect against the four influenza viruses that research indicates will be the most common during the upcoming flu season. These include protection for strains of Influenza A and Influenza B.
The influenza virus changes every year. The vaccine is specifically designed to target the strains for the upcoming flu season and minimizes the symptoms of influenza (A and/or B), allowing you to feel better while recovering from the flu, and reducing flu illness by 40-60%.
Almost all health insurance plans cover the cost of flu shots and other vaccines.
Some Accident Insurance and Critical Illness plans offer BeWell Benefits that you will qualify for should you receive the vaccine. Check with your insurance representative for instructions and qualifications for filing.
Although individuals can catch Influenza A or B at any time of the year, cases increase every September to Spring. This trend of increased cases brought along the term “flu season”.
If you catch Influenza, you may experience:
- Fever* or feeling feverish/chills
- Cough
- Sore throat
- Runny or stuffy nose
- Muscle or body aches
- Headaches
- Fatigue (tiredness)
- Ever* or feeling feverish/chills
- Cough
- Sore throat
- Runny or stuffy nose
- Muscle or body aches
- Headaches
- Fatigue (tiredness)
- Some people may have vomiting and diarrhea, though this is more common in children than adults.
Flu shots are recommended for those who are aged 6 months or older.
There are several benefits of getting the Flu Shot including:
- Preventing you from getting sick with the flu.
- Reduce the severity of symptoms if you do get the flu.
- Reduce the risk of flu-associated hospitalizations.
- Acts as a preventative tool for individuals with certain chronic health conditions.
- Protects pregnant individuals from the flu and helps protect infants from the flu during their first months of life.
- Protects others around you by decreasing your chances of catching and spreading the virus and shortening the time you are contagious.
Learn more about these benefits on the CDC Website!
You can learn more about Influenza and the Flu Shot on the CDC’s Website.
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