Tulsa Health Department to offer free flu shots at OSU-Tulsa

TULSA, OK – The Tulsa Health Department (THD) will host a flu shot clinic on Wednesday, October 24 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at OSU-Tulsa, 700 N Greenwood Ave. The pop-up clinic will be located in the Main Hall and is part of a full-scale emergency preparedness exercise.

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Health officials encourage everyone age six months and older to receive a flu shot. The more people who get vaccinated, the more people will be protected from flu – including older people, very young children, pregnant women, and people with certain long-term health conditions who are more vulnerable to serious flu complications.

“After the high numbers of flu-associated hospitalizations and deaths across the state last flu season underscores the importance of prevention measures like the flu shot,” said THD division chief of preventive health Priscilla Haynes. “The flu vac- cine can keep you from getting the flu, make the illness less severe if you do get it and keep you from spreading the virus to family and other people.”

In addition to getting your flu shot, the Tulsa Health Department reminds you to follow these prevention tips:

Frequent hand washing using soap and water, or alcohol-based products such as hand gels when hands are not visibly soiled.

Make “respiratory hygiene” a habit, including use of tissues to cover coughs and sneezes, then disposing of them and washing hands at once. When tissues are not readily available, use your sleeve, never your hands.

Stay home from work, school, and other public places if you are ill. Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

The flu vaccine is still available at no cost for anyone over the age of six months on a walk-in basis Mondays through Thursdays from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Fridays from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the following Tulsa Health Department locations. James O. Goodwin Health Center, 5051 S. 129 E. Ave., Tulsa, OK

Central Regional Health Center, 315 S. Utica, Tulsa, OK

North Regional Health and Wellness Center, 5635 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Tulsa OK The flu vaccine is also offered at these locations. Please call 918-5829355 for clinic dates and times: Collinsville Community Health Center, 1201 W. Center, Collinsville, OK Sand Springs Health Center, 306 E. Broadway, Sand Springs, OK