County Health Department to Conduct Drive-Through Flu Clinic

The Adair County Health Department will host its annual Drive-Through Flu Clinic from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 14 at the NEMO Fairgrounds. Vaccines will be administered at no cost to Adair County residents, although those with Medicare and Medicaid coverage should bring their cards to the clinic. No pre-registration is required, and vaccines will be administered on a first-come, first-serve basis until doses run out. All people in a vehicle should be wearing masks to protect the health care workers administering vaccines and wearing clothes with short or loose sleeves to make access to the injection site easier. The annual flu vaccine is recommended for children ages three and older and all adults. The Health Department will be administering the standard quadrivalent vaccine to children and adults under the age of 65 and the high-dose vaccine to adults age 65 and older.