Free walk-in Flu Clinic available at Civic Arena

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- The St. Joseph Health Department held its free walk-in flu vaccine clinic Thursday.

While the city-wide clinic held at Civic Arena was a one-day event, vaccines for both insured and uninsured patients will still be accessible at the St. Joseph Health Department. They will be available 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except the last Friday of the month.

According to the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services, there have been 61 cases of influenza within the state as of this week.

In talking to St. Joseph Community Health Nurse, Kristi Billings, Buchanan County has only had 11 cases this year.

"This year we didn't really see the break," Billings said. "We normally see, from year to year, some downtime where we don't see flu cases. And this year, there was a very limited amount of downtime where we didn't see flu cases. I believe when I looked that we had already had 11 so far."

For more information on Flu Vaccines offered by the Health Department, visit its website at www.stjosephmo.gov/486/Immunizations.