North Oaks Physician Group makes it easy for adults and children, age 3 and older, to get a flu shot without an appointment at clinics in Hammond, Ponchatoula, and Walker.
North Oaks Walk-In Clinics in Hammond and Walker and North Oaks Primary Care & After Hours Clinic in Ponchatoula are offering the shots for adults and children, age 3 and older. Most health insurance plans are accepted and many may cover the vaccine as a preventive service at no cost to you and covered family members. To verify acceptance of your plan and preventive service coverage, contact your insurance provider. A self-pay option also is available for $38. Cash, checks and credit cards are accepted.
North Oaks is offering the quadrivalent vaccine, which offers protection against the four strains of the flu virus projected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to be most prevalent for the 2016-2017 season: an influenza A (H1N1) virus, an influenza A (H3N2) virus and two influenza B viruses. A preservative- and latex-free vaccine option is available at select clinic locations. Call (985) 230-APPT (2778) or (844) APPT-NOW (277-8669) for more details.
In addition, select North Oaks Physician Group primary and specialty clinics in Hammond and Independence also are providing flu shots for adults and children who prefer to receive vaccinations by appointment.
Vaccination of high-risk individuals is especially important to decrease their risk of severe flu illness. Vaccination also is important for health care workers, those who live with or care for high-risk individuals, as well as caregivers of and those who live with infants younger than 6 months.
To learn more about influenza and flu vaccines, speak with your personal health care provider or visit the CDC website at www.cdc.gov.