DHD#10 ANNOUNCES OFFICEs AND COVID-19 TESTING CLINIC CLOSURES FOR VETERANS DAY
DHD#10 Also Announces COVID-19/Flu Vaccine Clinics
District Health Department #10 (DHD#10) offices and select COVID-19 Testing Clinics will be closed Friday, November 11, 2022 in observance of Veterans Day.
The COVID-19 Testing Clinics closed for Veterans Day are:
Mecosta County
DHD#10
14485 Northland Dr
Big Rapids, MI
Wexford County
DHD#10/NLCMH
521 Cobb St
Cadillac, MI
All DHD#10 offices and COVID-19 Testing Clinics will reopen as scheduled on Monday, November 14, 2022.
DHD#10’s upcoming COVID-19/Flu vaccination clinics will run between November 13-19, 2022. DHD#10 will continue to host COVID-19/Flu vaccine clinics throughout the district.
DHD#10 is hosting a public COVID-19 and Flu vaccine clinic* at the following location:
Mason County
Mason County Central High School Cafeteria
300 Broadway St
Scottville, MI
November 18, 3pm-5pm
*The new COVID-19 bivalent booster shots are available at each vaccine clinic.
The cost for the seasonal flu vaccine without insurance is $37. High dose and preservative-free flu shots are available for $46. The COVID-19 vaccine is free. Please bring your insurance cards and your driver’s license with you.
Many health insurance plans now cover the cost of flu vaccines. If not, DHD#10 may be able to help through Vaccines for Children (VFC) or other programs. DHD#10 can bill the following: Medicare**, Medicare Health Plans**, Medicaid, Medicaid Health Plans, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Blue Care Network***, Priority Health, McLaren Commercial, ASR, United Health Care, and TRICARE with an insurance card present at the time of appointment. It is important to be aware of your insurance benefit rules.
**Medicare can only be billed for Flu, Pneumococcal, or PCV13 shots.
***Excludes Mercy Partnered Plans.
For those wanting to schedule their Pfizer or Moderna bivalent booster, or any COVID-19 vaccine, please visit https://www.dhd10.org/schedule or call 888-217-3904. If no appointments are available, consider going to a pharmacy or your primary health care provider. Additional vaccination sites can be found at https://www.vaccines.gov/search.
DHD#10 now supplies COVID-19 at-home tests; however, supplies are limited. COVID-19 test kits are limited at each DHD#10 office and are available on a first come, first served basis. Individuals are asked to take one kit per person, and up to four kits per household. Each kit has two tests inside and expire March 2023. Test kits are also available at most pharmacies. Be sure to call your pharmacy ahead of time, as demand remains high.
For more information on COVID-19, visit https://www.dhd10.org/coronavirus.
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