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Health Department Taking Flu Shot Appointments

Officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control say they don’t anticipate any shortages of flu vaccine this year.

In Louisville, health department spokesman Dave Langdon says appointments are now being taken for flu shots administered at four community sites.

The department recommends a flu shot for everyone six months and older.

(there are a few groups that are especially recommended:  pregnant women, children younger that five years of age, people fifty years of age and older, people with chronic medical conditions people who live in nursing homes and long-term care facilities).

Langdon says people who provide care for those in high-risk groups should also be vaccinated.

Flu shots are also available at pharmacies, doctors’ offices and other sites.

Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.