Each year, millions of individuals get the flu, with more than 36,000 people dying from this virus. While many are ill for about a week and view the flu as nothing more than an inconvenience, there are many people for whom the flu can be deadly.
The Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health in Region 8 (Monroe area) will begin providing flu shots. First priority will be given to people 50 years old and above and to children from six months to five years old.
LDH encourages those who meet the high-risk definitions to get their shots as soon as possible. Flu shots are available at parish health units throughout northeast Louisiana on the dates below:
Lincoln Parish Health Unit
Dec. 12 and 13: 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Lincoln Parish Council on Aging
Nov. 28: 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Morehouse Parish Health Unit
Nov. 27 and 28: 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Morehouse Council on Aging
Nov. 28: 8 a.m. - 12 noon
Richland Parish Health Unit
Nov. 29: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Nov. 30: 12 noon - 6 p.m.
East Carroll Parish Health Unit
Nov. 27: 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Madison Parish Health Unit
Dec. 8: 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
West Monroe Senior Center
Nov. 28: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Tensas Parish Health Unit
Nov. 27: 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Caldwell Parish Health Unit
Nov. 27 and 28: 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Franklin Parish Health Unit
Nov. 30: 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Dec. 7: 12:45 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Dec. 8: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Ouachita Parish Health Unit
Dec. 4: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Dec. 5: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Ouachita Council on Aging
Nov. 29: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Union Parish Health Unit
Nov. 27 and 28: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Nov. 29: 12:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
West Carroll Parish Health Unit
Nov. 27 and 28: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
West Carroll Council on Aging
Dec. 4: 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Jackson Parish Health Unit
Nov. 27 - 29: 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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