Hospital District's School-Based Clinics Offer $5 Flu Shots

HOUSTON (Dec. 16, 2008) – Flu season is here, and the Harris County Hospital District's School-Based Clinics are offering $5 flu shots to the general public on Thursday, Dec. 18, from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. All shots will be given based on availability. 

Flu, or influenza, is a virus that usually occurs in the winter and causes respiratory illnesses. The flu virus is spread from one person to another by sneezing, coughing or direct contact. While most people recover from the flu in a week or two, it can be life-threatening for the very young, the elderly, or those with chronic diseases. 

Schedule for Flu Shots
Thursday, December 18
All times are 1-3 p.m. 

• Jerry Neal SBC at Channelview High School, 828 ˝ Sheldon Road, Channelview, TX 77530

• Almatha Clark Taylor SBC at Cloverleaf Elementary, 14002 Bandera, Houston, TX 77015

• Deepwater SBC at Deepwater Elementary School, 309 Glenmore Dr., Pasadena, Texas 77503

• Robert Carrasco SBC at Marshall Middle School, 1115 Noble, Houston, TX 77009

• Patrick Henry SBC at Patrick Henry Middle School, 10702 East Hardy, Houston, TX 77093

• Sheldon SBC at Sheldon Elementary School, 17203 ˝ Hall Sheppard, Houston, TX 77049

• Smiley SBC at Smiley High School, 10726 Mesa Road, Houston, TX 77078

• Southside SBC at Galena Park Community Resource and Training Center, 1721 16^th St., Galena Park, TX 77547

The Harris County Hospital District is the public health care system for the nation's third most-populous county. It provides more than one million health care visits each year to residents of Harris County. The hospital district operates Ben Taub General Hospital, Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, Quentin Mease Community Hospital, 12 community health centers, a dental center, eight school-based clinics, 13 homeless shelter clinics and five mobile health units.