Before you start sniffling...

By Carrie E. David (SMDC/ARSTRAT)October 5, 2012

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1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lt. Col. Gregory Ash, deputy chief of staff G-1, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, reviews his flu form before handing it to Sgt. Jerome Cone, medic, Fox Army Health Clinic, Sept. 25 at the command's Redstone ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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3 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Maj. Christopher Marchetti, strategic planner, G35 Planning and Integration Branch, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategtic Command, receives his flu shot from Maj. Debra Murray, chief of Preventive Medicine, Fox Army Healt... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. - Representatives from Fox Army Health Clinic visited the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command Sept. 25 to ensure Soldiers received their flu vaccine.

Maj. Debra Murray, chief of Preventive Medicine, and Sgt. Jerome Cone, medic, administered doses by both the shot and the nasal mist.

Here is the Fox Army Health Center 2012 flu shot schedule:

Active Duty (A/D), National Guard, Reservists (all Services):

Oct. 22 (Mon) 7-10 a.m., Preventive Medicine, Fox Army Health Center

Nov. 6 (Tues) 1:30-3:30 p.m., Preventive Medicine, Fox Army Health Center

Military retirees and their adult family members only -- Retiree Health Fair Sept. 28, 7:30-11:30 a.m. at the Overlook at Redstone Arsenal (Note: this will be a drive thru flu shot event and shots will be administered to adults 17 and older (only)

Tricare Prime beneficiaries (A/D and their family members, military retirres and their family members of all ages) with providers at FAHC will be offered flu shots during scheduled appointments beginning Oct. 1.

All other beneficiaries may receive shots as scheduled:

Oct. 13 (Sat) 7:30-11:30 a.m. at Fox Army Health Center (all ages)

Oct. 26 (Fri) 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Redstone Arsenal Commissary (adults only)

Nov. 7 (Wed) 4-6 p.m. at Fox Army Health Center (all ages)

Nov. 16 (Fri) 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Redstone Arsenal Commissary (adults only)

Flu shot screening forms and Vaccine Information Statements for adult and pediatric vaccines are available for printing from the Fox Army Health Center website at: www.redstone.amedd.army.mil. Adult and child screening forms and Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) for both mist and shots are located under the "Essential Links" tab on the right.

For more information, please call 955-8888, x1441 or 1442.

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