Drive thru flu vaccines return this fall for Dalton & Chatsworth

DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) – The North Georgia Health District will offer drive-thru flu shot clinics again this fall.

They are for people 18 or older.

Here are the dates and locations in our area:

Whitfield: Tuesday, September 20th, 9 A.M. – 2 P.M., Whitfield County Health Department, 800 Professional Boulevard, Dalton, GA 30720. Call (706) 279-9600 for more details.

Murray: Tuesday, September 27th, 9 A.M. – 3 P.M., First Baptist Church, 121 West Market Street, Chatsworth, GA 30705. Call (706) 695-4585 for more details.

Fannin: Tuesday, October 11th, 9 A.M. – 5 P.M., The Farmers Market, 811 Summit Street, Blue Ridge, GA 30513. Call (706) 632-3023 for more details.

The vaccine is free for anyone covered by Medicare, Medicaid, Aetna, Anthem BlueCross BlueShield, United Healthcare, and others.

If you pay out-of-pocket, the cost is $25 for the regular flu vaccine and $65 for the high-dose vaccine (for people over 65).

“Now, as COVID-19 and the especially contagious variants of the virus continue spreading in our communities, it is more important than ever to protect against the flu, reducing the dangerous risk of having both illnesses at the same time.”