Free Flu Shots Available For Senior Citizens
POSTED: Thursday, October 9, 2008
HOUSTON -- Houston-area senior citizens eligible for Medicare can get free flu shots, KPRC Local 2 reported Thursday.TexanPlus is offering a free flu shot to any 65-year-old resident or older who visits the company's flu clinics.In the U.S., an estimated 25 to 50 million cases of the flu are reported each year, leading to 150,000 hospitalizations and 30,000 to 40,000 deaths annually.Deaths of older adults account for more than 90 percent of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza.
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- Oct. 9
Lovett Manor Senior Apartments
2056 Antione Drive
Houston, TX 77055
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.Oct. 10
Faith Village Senior Apartments
1508 Greensmark Drive
Houston, TX 77067
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.Oct. 15
The Terrace at Spring Shadows
10100 Kempwood Drive
Houston, TX 77080
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.Oct. 21
La Quinta - North Freeway
10137 North Freeway
Houston, TX 77037
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.Oct. 22
Northwest Mall
9800 Hempstead Highway
Houston, TX 77092
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.Oct. 23
Merfish Teen Center
Braeswood at Rice
Houston, TX 77096
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.Oct. 28
University of Pheonix
11451 Katy Freeway
Houston, TX 77079
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.Oct. 29
Holiday Inn Express - NW (290 @ 1960)
12915 FM 1960 W
Houston, TX 77065
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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