Jackson VA Hospital hosts flu shot drive-thru for veterans

With flu season approaching, many are concerned about how it will affect the illnesses already linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.

MORNING WITHVETERANS READY TO GET THEIR FLUSHOTS.SOT TAWANA TUCKER-VA MEDICALCENTER54-1:07"WE DID 91 PEOPLE JUST ONTHURSDAY ON OURFIRST DRIVE THIS IS VERYIMPORTANT FLU HAS BEEN AROUNDFOR A WHILE AND IT CAN KILLYOU LIKE ANY OTHER DISEASES."WITH THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMICTHE FLU SHOTTHIS YEAR IS CONSIDERED EVENMOREIMPORTANT OT HEALTH CAREPROFESSIONALBECAUSE SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS OFCOVID AND THE FLU ARE THE SAME.THESE DRIVES ARE TOMAKE IT EASIER FOR VETS TO GETIT DONE.3:52-3:55"WERE A ONE SHOT STOP YOU DON'THAVE TO GEOUT OF YOUR CAR WE ARE RIGHTHERE FORYOU."DURING THESE FLU SHOT DRIVESTHEY ARE ALSOEDUCATING LOCAL VETS ON THE FLUSHOT.2:45-2:49"WE HAVE LITERATURE HERE TOSUPPORT THTHE FLU VACCINATION DOESN'T GIVEYOU THEFLU."THE PANDEMIC HAS ALSO PUT A HALTTO SOMEGOING IN FOR WELLNESS VISITS SOTHE V-A INJACKSON IS ALSO USING THIS AS ANOPPORTUNITTO CATCH UP ON ANY HEALTHISSUES.20-27"WERE OFFERING ALL VACCINATIONSBECAUSWITH THE PANDEMIC IT'S UNLIKELYTHE VETS CANCOME IN."OTHER VACCINATIOS INCLUDE TETNISANDSHINGLES VACCINATIONIN JACKSON ALLIE WARE 16 WAPTNEWS.

THE DRIVE THRU FLU SHOTS WILL BEOFFERED AGAIN NEXT SATURDAY ANDEVERY TUESDAY