Flu Vaccination

Veterans Health Administration sent this bulletin at 09/15/2023 01:10 PM EDT

IT'S TIME FOR YOUR FLU SHOT!

It's easy, free, and the responsible thing to do. Here are options for getting the flu shot!


 VA SORCC, White City Campus 

October 2, 2023 - November 9, 2023*

8495 Crater Lake Hwy.
White City, OR 97503
541-830-7493
Monday thru Friday
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
All Walk-In's (No appts.)
Building 211 A

Grants Pass Clinic

October 2, 2023 - November 9, 2023*
1877 Williams Hwy.
Grants Pass, OR 97527
541-955-5551

Monday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday
1:00 - 3:00 p.m., By Appointment
3:00 - 4:00 p.m., Walk-In's Welcome

Klamath Falls Clinic

October 2, 2023 - November 9, 2023*
2225 N. Eldorado Ave.
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
541-273-6206
Monday, Thursday, Friday
1:00 - 3:00 p.m., By Appointment

 

To find out more, go to www.prevention.va.gov/flu. Click "Free Flu Shots Near You." If you get your flu shot outside the VA (for example, at a pharmacy), please call 541-826-2111 ext. 3038 and leave your Name, Date of Birth, and Date and Location where you got your flu shot. We will update your records. 

Flu vaccine information call (541) 826-2111 ext. 3038 / (800) 698-2411 


Flu Myth Busters!

Do I really need a flu shot every year?
Yes. A person's immune protection from vaccination declines over time, so a yearly shot is needed to get the best protection.
Can the flu vaccine give you the flu?
No. Flu vaccines given with a needle are made with either inactivated (killed) viruses or with a single protein from the flu virus.
Can you spread the flu to others before symptoms appear?
Yes. You may spread the flu to someone else before you are sick, as well as while you are sick.
Does the flu vaccine contain thimerosal?
No. The vaccine given at the VA does not contain mercury or thimerosal. It is latex and preservative-free.
Does a flu shot increase your risk of getting COVID-19?
No. There is no evidence getting a flu shot increases your risk of getting sick with COVID.
Does getting a flu shot help protect people around you?
Yes! It helps protect those more vulnerable to serious flu, like babies, young children, older people, and people with certain chronic health conditions.
Flu Myth Busters from CDC.gov

 

*Excluding All Federal Holidays