Flu shots are now available at Rural Health! Flu shots are an easy way to help ensure your families health and wellbeing during the winter months! The CDC (2016) highly recommends everyone 6 months of age and older receive a yearly flu vaccine! Receiving a flu vaccine helps decrease doctor visits, missed school and work days and most importantly prevent flu related hospital visits and death related to flu associated complications. Rural Health offers pediatric flu vaccines for children 6 to 36 months of age, pediatric/flu vaccines for individuals 36 and older and high dose flu vaccines for individuals 65 years of age and older. Don’t let the flu get you down! Call your local Rural Health, Inc office in Union, Johnson, or Massac County and schedule your appointment today!