The Southwest Utah Public Health Department (SWUPHD) will be holding their annual "Flu Shoot-Out" Emergency Response Exercise this fall at various locations in the five county area.
" We look forward to this event every year," says Paulette Valentine, SWUPHD Emergency Preparedness/Communicable Disease Director. "We've become very good at vaccinating large numbers of people quickly in a way that's convenient for them, and it gives us a chance to test our capacity for providing mass medication in case of an emergency situation like a pandemic or bioterrorism attack.
The SWUPHD Flu Shoot-Outs will have the flu vaccine available in shots, nasal spray (for healthy individuals between the ages of 2 and 49), and high potency (shots) for people aged 65 and older. The flu vaccine is currently recommended for everyone over 6 months old, especially children, the elderly, and anyone with chronic illness or poor immune systems.
Vaccinations will cost $18 ($20 for nasal spray) at these events or have no charge with certain insurances (Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, SelectHealth, PEHP). The Shoot-Outs are co-sponsored by local city and county governments, along with Dixie Regional Medical Center, Valley View Medical Center, and Dixie State College.

St. George     Oct. 27 (2pm-6pm)       DSC Burns Arena (Walk-in for families with children, or ANY AGE)
Hurricane        Oct. 12 (1pm-5pm)        Fine Arts Center (92 S. 100 W.)
Kanab*            Oct. 15 (10am-1pm)       High School
Beaver             Oct. 19 (11am-4pm)       EMT Shed
Panguitch        Oct. 20 (11am-3pm)       Fire Station
Cedar City       Oct. 29 (9am-1pm)       Valley View Medical Center Health Fair                                    
Orderville*       Oct. 12 (9am-1pm)       SWUPHD Trailer, LDS Church Parking Lot
Big Water*       Oct. 26 (9-11:30am)     SWUPHD Trailer, Town Hall
Escalante         Oct. 25 (11am-2pm)       Fire Station
Minersville        Oct. 26 (9am-11am)       Town Hal
Milford                Oct. 26 (1pm-3pm)        Southwest Center Behavioral Health
Bryce Canyon    Oct. 26 (11am-2pm)       Ruby's Inn

* All vaccinations free for residents of Kane County

The mission of the Southwest Utah Public Health Department is to protect the community’s health through the promotion of wellness and the prevention of disease.