FORT KNOX, Ky. — Fort Knox medical officials have announced this year’s influenza vaccine season will run through Dec. 1.
Considered the largest vaccination campaign of the year, the annual flu immunization program is an effort by Fort Knox Medical Department Activity personal to protect the community from harm caused by the flu virus.
Officials say the window for the civilian population to receive their vaccines, including Department of the Army civilian employees, military Families, retirees and their families who have TRICARE insurance, opens from Nov. 2 to Dec. 1, in Building 2020 (SRP site), from 3 to 6 p.m. on the following days: Nov. 2-6, 9-10, 17-20, 30, and Dec. 1.
Also, the Lincoln Health Department in conjunction with Fort Knox Public Health will host a drive-thru flu clinic Nov. 7 in the Knox Hills Leasing Office at Building 1383, 41 West Chaffee Ave., from 10 am. to 2 p.m. The clinic will be open to everybody affiliated with Fort Knox who needs it, regardless of age or insurance coverage.
Three additional vaccines will be available with prior coordination at the clinic: TDAP, shingles and MMR. Call the clinic numbers below to plan in advance.
For more information about the flu season, call 502-624-6285/6222. For questions about the clinics, call 270-769-1601/7058.
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