Don’t let the warm weather fool you – flu season is right around the corner.
Dallas County Health and Human Services will launch a flu awareness campaign Sept. 1 to get people vaccinated and Tarrant County Health is planning an event with Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price the next day.
“If the flu season starts out in October, now you have ample time to come in now and get the flu vaccine and it will help protect you early in in the flu season” said Zachary Thompson, director of Dallas County Health and Human Services.
Dallas County will have 500 adult doses available Tuesday for $20 each, with many more expected later.
During the 2014-2015 flu season, 19 adults in Dallas County died from the flu.
“More individuals in America, more people die of flu complications than any other disease,” said Thompson.
The flu vaccine is already available at many drugstores and other places.
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“We have plenty of flu vaccines in stock right now,” said Walgreen’s Pharmacist Bridgette Lai, “and we have been getting plenty of patients coming in getting flu shots already.”
“The thing is with the flu, it’s very unpredictable,” said Lai, who works at the Walgreen’s at Cedar Springs Road and Oak Lawn Avenue in Dallas. “It’s always great that everyone comes in ahead of time to get the flu vaccine so that they can be prepared.”
