Fight The Flu This Season With Your Flu Shot

The Department of Public Health is celebrating Texas Influenza Awareness Day all October! Find out where you can get your free flu shot this season.

Public Health officials want all Texans 6 months old and older to get a flu shot to protect them this flu season.

Flu shots are important for people who have chronic health conditions, pregnant women, young and old people because of the greater risk they have of developing severe complications from the flu.

The Texas Department of Public Health currently has flu vaccinations for those 6 months to 18 years of age through the DPH Immunization Centers for only $10 a dose.

To qualify to receive Texas Vaccines For Children (TVFC) immunizations, patients 6 months to 18 years of age must meet one of the eligibility criteria listed below:
• Medicaid eligible
• Uninsured: a child without health insurance coverage
• American Indian or Alaskan Native
• Enrolled in CHIP
• Underinsured*
*Underinsured definition from DSHS - A child who has commercial (private) health insurance, but coverage does not include vaccines.

The flu vaccine for patients over the age of 19 is expected to be available on October 12th. Residents may call 915-212-6555 to schedule an appointment.

The El Paso Fire and Health Department’s “Vaccinations for Health” program will provide free influenza vaccines along with various screenings to patients 18 and older at these dates and times:
• Saturday Oct. 1: Station 17, 8803 Alameda Ave., 8-11 a.m.
• Wednesday Oct. 5: EPFD Safety, Health Outreach Center, 5415 Trowbridge Dr., 1-6 p.m.
• Wednesday Oct. 12: EPFD Safety, Health Outreach Center, 5415 Trowbridge Dr., 1-6 p.m.
• Saturday Oct. 15: Station 18, 7901 San Jose Rd., 8-11 a.m.
• Wednesday Oct. 19: EPFD Safety, Health Outreach Center, 5415 Trowbridge Dr., 1-6 p.m.
• Wednesday Oct. 26: EPFD Safety, Health Outreach Center, 5415 Trowbridge Dr., 1-6 p.m.

To find more information, please visit the Texas Department of State Health services website or the City of El Paso's Facebook page.