Flu season is near. This year, protect your family against four flu strains with one flu shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urge everyone over the age of 6 months to get vaccinated for the flu. It is the best way to fight the flu.
You can get a flu shot with little or no wait at Patient First. The Patient First Fast Track Flu Shot Program features:
· 8 am to 10 pm every day at all Patient First medical centers – walk in anytime.
· Fast Track Flu shots are for patients who are not allergic to eggs, who do not wish to see a physician, and who are at least 4 years old.
· If your insurance covers flu shots at Patient First, pay only the copay (which is often $0) or $35, whichever is less.
· Self-pay flu shot cost is $35
Flu is contracted by inhaling respiratory droplets produced by coughing or sneezing. You can also become infected by touching an object contaminated by the flu virus and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes. Flu symptoms include a high fever, dry cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, headache, extreme fatigue, muscles aches and shortness of breath.
Patient First physicians are available to answer your questions about flu symptoms and treatment.
About Patient First
Patient First currently operates 67 centers in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. It opened its first facility in Richmond, Virginia in 1981 and developed many automation-based operating systems and practices that were considered innovative at the time and which have been continually improved to meet the needs of today’s patients.
