All Walgreens, Duane Reade Pharmacies & Healthcare Clinics at Select Walgreens Now Offering Flu Shots Daily with No Appointme...
August 26 2013 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
The 2012-‘13 flu season, which arrived in September and peaked
in late December just in time for the winter holidays, serves as a
telling reminder that an annual flu shot is the best defense
against the unpredictable impact of influenza. To help customers
stay well this season, annual flu shots are now available at all
Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (Nasdaq: WAG) pharmacies, Healthcare Clinics
at select Walgreens and Duane Reade pharmacies in New York.
Flu shots are available daily during all pharmacy and clinic
hours, including nights, overnights at 24-hour pharmacy locations,
weekends and holidays1, with no appointment necessary. Age
restrictions vary by state at Walgreens pharmacies, while
Healthcare Clinics at select Walgreens can provide immunizations
for patients age 2 and older. Flu shots are covered for eligible
patients under Medicare Part B as well as most insurance plans.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends
a flu shot for everyone over the age of 6 months as soon as the
vaccine becomes available.
“Last season demonstrated why it’s important to protect yourself
early, as the influenza virus is always unpredictable in when,
where and how widely it may spread,” said Kermit Crawford,
Walgreens president of pharmacy, health and wellness. “During
a very active flu season, our pharmacists and Healthcare Clinic
nurse practitioners, who are trained to provide immunizations,
delivered more than 7 million flu shots to our customers. This
season, by offering flu shots when it’s most convenient for our
customers, we’ll again play an integral role in helping more people
get, stay and live well.”
Flu shots are offered on a walk-in basis, and those interested
in appointments can schedule one online for any Walgreens or
Healthcare Clinic by visiting www.walgreens.com or
www.walgreens.com/clinic.
All Walgreens points of care this season offer a standard
seasonal flu vaccine, as well as FluMist, a needle-free nasal
alternative; Fluzone HD, a high-dose influenza vaccine for those
over age 65; Fluarix, a quadrivalent (protects against four strains
of influenza) vaccine; and Flucelvax, a cell-based vaccine which is
expected to be available in late September.
According to the CDC, the 2012-‘13 flu season resulted in more
adult hospitalizations than most flu seasons. Older adults were
among those more significantly impacted, as those aged 65 and older
accounted for more than half of all reported flu-related
hospitalizations last season - the highest percentage reported
since the CDC began collecting data on hospitalizations from flu in
2005-’06.
About Walgreens
As the nation's largest drugstore chain with Fiscal 2012 sales
of $72 billion, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) vision is to become
America’s first choice for health and daily living. Each day,
Walgreens provides more than 6 million customers the most
convenient, multichannel access to consumer goods and services and
trusted, cost-effective pharmacy, health and wellness services and
advice in communities across America. Walgreens scope of pharmacy
services includes retail, specialty, infusion, medical facility and
mail service, along with respiratory services. These services
improve health outcomes and lower costs for payers including
employers, managed care organizations, health systems, pharmacy
benefit managers and the public sector. The company operates 8,105
drugstores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto
Rico. Take Care Health Systems is a Walgreens subsidiary that is
the largest and most comprehensive manager of worksite health and
wellness centers, provider practices, and in-store convenient care
clinics, with more than 700 locations throughout the country.
1 While immunizing health professional is on duty. Subject to
availability. State, age and health-related restrictions apply. See
pharmacy for details.
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