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UMHC offers fast, convenient drive-through flu shot clinic As the flu season approaches, University of Missouri Health Care is offering the mid-Missouri community a convenient, fast and efficient way to get a flu shot through a series of public walk-in and drive-through flu shot clinics. A walk-in clinic is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Oct. 31, and Thursday, Nov. 1, at Stamper Commons on the Stephens College Campus. Stamper Commons is located on the southeast corner of College Avenue and East Broadway. Parking is available off Willis Avenue, a one-way street east of College Avenue. A drive-through clinic for vaccinations of persons age 13 and older is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3, at parking lot CG-1, located at the intersection of Hospital Drive and College Avenue on the MU campus. The parking lot is accessible off Hospital Drive. Flu shots are available for $20 at all public clinics and are free to Medicare Part B beneficiaries at the walk-in clinic, with proof of a Medicare card. “A flu shot is recommended for anyone six months or older,” said Gordon Christensen, M.D., an infectious disease specialist at University Hospital. “In particular, children between the ages of six months and five years, the elderly, anyone who cares for the sick or elderly and anyone who is at risk for complications from influenza should be vaccinated.” The flu season in Missouri typically runs from December to April, with peak months in January through March. The recommended time for vaccination is October and November. The National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports more than 200,000 people are hospitalized each year with the flu and an estimated 36,000 people will die. Older adults, young children and people with certain health conditions are at a high risk of severe flu symptoms. University of Missouri Health Care’s system of hospitals, clinics and telehealth sites employs approximately 6,000 clinicians, scientists, educators and other health professionals. The system includes University Hospital and Clinics, Children’s Hospital, Columbia Regional Hospital, Ellis Fischel Cancer Center and University Physicians, all based in Columbia, Mo. The health system also includes a long-term acute care facility, Missouri Rehabilitation Center, in Mount Vernon, Mo. Academic affiliates of the health system include the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, Sinclair School of Nursing and School of Health Professions. Other affiliates of the health system include Rusk Rehabilitation Center in Columbia, Mo.; Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City, Mo., and Cooper County Memorial Hospital in Boonville, Mo. |
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