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Free Flu Vaccines and Free COVID-19 Testing Available November 19 during Statewide Event

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SHELBY COUNTY, TN (LPL/SCHD) — The Shelby County Health Department is offering free flu vaccinations at no charge during a special statewide “FightFluTN 2020” vaccination event on Thursday, November 19, 2020.
The influenza vaccine will be offered at no charge at two convenient locations in Shelby County during the hours of 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. No appointment is needed. Both sites are also COVID-19 testing sites and will offer free COVID-19 testing as well as free flu vaccinations.
The locations are: Lamar Emissions Station, 1720 RKS Commercial Cove Memphis, TN 38114; and the Millington Public Health Clinic, 8225 Highway 51 North, Millington, TN 38053.
Annual vaccination against influenza is recommended for everyone six months and older, and is especially recommended for the following individuals: people 65 years and older; pregnant women; children age 5 and younger; people of any age with chronic medical conditions, including asthma and other lung diseases, heart disease, kidney disease and diabetes; people who live in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities; people who care for those at high risk for complications from influenza, including health care workers.
The flu vaccine contains inactivated virus, so it cannot cause flu illness. Side effects from the vaccination are usually short-term and mild, and may include soreness at the injection site, low grade fever, and body aches.
For more information about influenza in Shelby County, please visit their website at www.shelbytnhealth.com.

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CONDADO DE SHELBY, TN (LPL/SCHD) — El Departamento de Salud del Condado de Shelby estará ofreciendo vacunas gratuitas contra la gripe durante un evento de vacunación estatal, llamado “FightFluTN 2020”, el jueves, 19 de noviembre del 2020.
La vacuna contra la influenza se ofrecerá gratis en dos ubicaciones convenientes en el condado de Shelby durante el horario de 1:30 p.m. a 4:30 p.m. No se necesita tener cita. Ambos lugares también son sitios especiales en donde hacen la prueba del COVID-19, la cual también es gratis. Estos sitios son: Lamar Emissions Station, 1720 RKS Commercial Cove Memphis, TN 38114; y Millington Public Health Clinic, 8225 Highway 51 North, Millington, TN 38053.
La vacunación anual contra la influenza es recomendable para todas las personas mayores de seis meses de edad, especialmente para las personas de 65 años o más, mujeres embarazadas, niños menores de 5 años, personas de cualquier edad con afecciones médicas crónicas (incluyendo el asma y otras enfermedades pulmonares, así como cardiopatías, enfermedades renales y diabetes), personas que viven en hogares de ancianos y otros centros de atención a largo plazo, personas que atienden a otras personas con alto riesgo de sufrir complicaciones por la influenza (incluyendo a los trabajadores de la salud).
La vacuna contra la influenza contiene virus inactivados, por lo que no puede causar la enfermedad. Los efectos secundarios de la vacuna suelen ser a corto plazo y leves; también pueden incluir dolor en el lugar de la inyección, fiebre baja y dolores corporales.
Para obtener más información sobre la influenza en el condado de Shelby, visite www.shelbytnhealth.com.

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