Flu Shots in Mandan

Seasonal andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t fluandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Fluandamp lt aandamp gt shots arrive in andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t mandan-ndandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Mandanandamp lt aandamp gt Reporter andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t kate-schellandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Kate Schellandamp lt aandamp gt was at the Community Center as people lined up for the vaccination Two-hundred thousand people are hospitalized each year from complications dealing with the flu In Mandan Custer Health is hoping to help people avoid those complications by vaccinating roughly 900 people Keith Johnson Custer Health andamp quot The more people that are vaccinated the less likely the people around them are going to get sick So this is not just something you do for yourself It is something you do for your neighbor for your grandkids and for your kids andamp quot For some people flu shots are a yearly thing George Piehl Hebron andamp quot I am diabetic so I am at high risk for the flu so I need to get it But for others its been quite a while Lloyd Unser Mandan andamp quot In 1965 when I got out of the andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t air-forceandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Air Forceandamp lt aandamp gt I was processed out and i was leaving the day i left they were giving shots and so i went and got one for free and i havent had one since wh i never ever get sick hardly I dont get colds and stuff maybe im a lucky one andamp quot But not everyone is so lucky nor can they avoid the spread of germs Danielle Olson Mandan andamp quot My daughter just started head start this year and those kids we ve tried really hard to make it popularly know that the swine flu and the andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t immunizationandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Immunizationandamp lt aandamp gt s for the influenza are very important for those kids because they spread germs and the colds and flu as fast as they can through the classroom andamp quot Regardless of the reason for getting a flu shotexperts say it s necessary Heather Weaver Custer Health andamp quot Some seasons are milder than others but we need to remember that people do die from influenza every and we have children that die from influenza every year so we need to make sure we are getting people in all the time not just this year because there has been more talk about it andamp quot The seasonal flu shot does not protect again H1N1-a separate vaccine will be available within the next couple weeks to protect people from contracting the H1N1 flu With KX News Im Kate Schell Today s clinic is Mandan is the only one for seasonal flu shots They are only holding one so they can prepare for the H1N1 vaccinations andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t bismarck-ndandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Bismarckandamp lt aandamp gt Burleigh Public Health will hold Seasonal Flu Shot Clinics starting tomorrow They have four clinics planned throughout October You do not need an appointment to receive a vaccination