St. Mary's Medical Center offering free drive-thru flu shot clinics

St. Mary’s Medical Center, a member of Mountain Health Network, will offer free drive-thru flu shot clinics in Huntington and Hurricane Saturday, Sept. 23.

Shots will be offered 8 a.m.-noon, or while supplies last at the St. Mary’s Center for Education, 2853 Fifth Ave., Huntington, in partnership with the Cabell-Huntington Health Department. Those attending are asked to use the 28^th and 29^th Street entrances to the center. Flu vaccines will also be offered at St. Mary’s Family Care Center-Hurricane, 147 Willow Tree Way, Hurricane, 8-11 a.m., or while supplies last.

The flu vaccine at the drive-thru clinics is free and available for adults 18 and older. Anyone with egg allergies should receive vaccinations from their primary care provider and children should receive vaccines from their pediatrician.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend an annual flu vaccination for everyone six months and older, as the flu vaccine is the best way to protect against flu and its potentially serious complications.

For more information, visit www.mountainhealthnetwork.org/flu.