TOWNSHEND — Grace Cottage Family Health offers public flu shots on three Saturdays this fall: Oct. 4 and 18, and Nov. 1, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Walk-ins are welcome.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone 6 months old and older get a yearly flu vaccine, as this is the best way to reduce the chance that you will get seasonal flu and lessen the chance that you will spread it to others.
People older than 65, or who suffer with chronic disease such as diabetes or asthma, have a higher risk of contracting the flu and are especially urged to get a shot.
The shot cannot be given to anyone allergic to eggs or latex, or to anyone with a history of Guillain-Barré Syndrome.