Editor’s Note: This article and headline have been updated to reflect the fact that TCHD released information on Sept. 25 about the new COVID-19 vaccine clinics, opening Oct. 3.
JACKSON, Wyo. — The Teton County Health Department (TCHD) will hold four walk-in flu vaccine clinics aimed at making the flu shot more accessible to community members, the department recently announced.
“The best way to reduce your risk from seasonal flu and its potentially serious complications is to get vaccinated every year,” TCHD said in a press release.
No appointments are needed. These clinics will be in addition to appointment-based flu and COVID-19 vaccine appointments, which will begin Oct. 3, TCHD said.
- Flu vaccines for seniors
- Friday, Sept. 29, and Friday, Oct. 6
- Senior Center of Jackson Hole, 830 E. Hansen Ave
- 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- High-dose flu vaccine will be available for individuals 65 years of age and older, as supplies last. Regular quadrivalent flu vaccines will be available for those 60 to 64 years of age.
- Free flu vaccines for those who are uninsured or underinsured
- Saturday, Oct. 14
- Teton County Library in the Ordway Auditorium, 125 Virginian Lane
- 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Spanish interpretation will be available and no health insurance is needed to receive a flu vaccine.
- Family and kids’ flu vaccines
- Friday, Oct. 20
- Teton County Health Department, 460 E. Pearl Ave
- 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Children ages 18 and younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
TCHD also announced on Sept. 25 that the recently approved new COVID-19 vaccines will be available to the public beginning Oct. 3.
