With the Louisiana Department of Health seeing more confirmed flu cases than usual for this time of year, North Oaks Physician Group is making it easy to get vaccinated.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the single best way to protect against the flu is to get vaccinated each year.
North Oaks Walk-In Clinics in Hammond and Walker, and North Oaks Primary Care & After Hours Clinic in Ponchatoula are offering the shots for adults and children, ages three and older. Most health insurance plans are accepted, and many may cover the vaccine as a preventive service at no cost for covered family members. To verify acceptance of your plan and preventive service coverage, contact your insurance provider. Self-pay options also are available at $35 for ages six months to 35 months old, and $38 for adults and children, ages three and older.
North Oaks is offering the quadrivalent vaccine, which offers protection against the four strains of the flu virus projected by the CDC to be most prevalent for the 2017-2018 season: an influenza A (H1N1) virus, an influenza A (H3N2) virus, and two influenza B viruses. A preservative-free vaccine option is available at select clinic locations. Call (985) 230-APPT [2778], or (844) APPT-NOW [277-8669] for more details.
North Oaks Walk-In Clinic in Hammond, located at 1900 S. Morrison Blvd. (within North Oaks Rehabilitation Hospital), is open on weekdays from 7 a.m.-8 p.m., and on Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
North Oaks Primary Care & After Hours Clinic, located at 530 W. Pine St., Suite 1, is open in Ponchatoula from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. on weekdays, and from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturdays.
North Oaks Walk-In Clinic in Walker, located at 28050 Walker S. Road, Suite L, is open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. on weekdays, and from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturdays.
In addition, select North Oaks Physician Group primary and specialty clinics in Denham Springs, Hammond, Livingston, Independence, and Walker also are providing flu shots by appointment. To locate the clinic that best meets your needs, call North Oaks Physician Group at (985) 230-APPT [2778], or toll-free at (844) APPT-NOW [277-8669]. Visit www.northoaks.org/flu.
Vaccination of high-risk individuals is especially important to decrease risk of severe flu illness. Vaccination also is important for health care workers, those who live with or care for high-risk individuals, and caregivers of, and those who live with, infants younger than six months of age.
To learn more about influenza and flu vaccines, speak with a healthcare provider, or visit the CDC website at www.cdc.gov.