Flu Prevention

Reduce Your Risk: Get Your Flu Shot

Getting a flu shot can help protect you, your family and friends, and our community. According to the CDC, “everyone 6 months or older should get a flu vaccine every season, with rare exceptions.”

Find out how to get a flu shot at a UVM Health Network location by viewing the chart below. You can also contact a pharmacy near you to request one. Many offer flu shots by appointment or walk-in.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic makes getting your flu shot more important than ever. Flu and COVID-19 have similar symptoms, and both can be serious enough to require hospitalization. Reducing your flu risk with a flu shot means one less thing to worry about. It also means you’re helping to reduce the burden on our health care system and workers who remain very busy responding to COVID-19.

It is safe to get your flu and COVID-19 vaccine (including booster shots) at the same time. Visit VaccineFinder.org to find nearby locations that offer COVID-19 vaccines. Because every location handles appointments differently, you will need to schedule your appointment directly with the location you choose.

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Where to Get Your Flu Shot

UVM HEALTH NETWORK LOCATION	HOW CAN YOU GET VACCINATED?
ALICE HYDE MEDICAL CENTER	By making an appointment with your primary care provider, or during an upcoming in-person visit.
CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER	During an upcoming in-person visit with your primary care provider.
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PHYSICIANS HOSPITAL	By making an appointment with your primary care provider, or during an upcoming in-person visit. High-risk patients can receive a flu shot during scheduled visits. Inpatients will be offered flu shots during their stay.
ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	By making an appointment with your health center location.
HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE	During scheduled at home visits. Flu vaccination applies to both adult patients and their caregivers in the home.
PORTER MEDICAL CENTER	By making an appointment with your primary care provider, or during an upcoming in-person visit. If you are a patient of Porter Medical Center, but do not have a Porter primary care provider, call 802-388-8850 to make an appointment.
UVM MEDICAL CENTER	By making an appointment with your primary care provider for a flu shot, or during an upcoming in-person visit. Flu shots may be scheduled at a different primary care site than your medical home.

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