September 15 – Free Community Drive-Thru Flu Shots
HaysMed’s annual drive-thru flu shot clinic will take place Sunday, September 15, 2024. The event, offered between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., will offer free flu shots for anyone older than 6 months of age.
It will be the 25th year the hospital has offered the community service, and approximately 3,000 people are expected to be vaccinated during the free clinic. The event is sponsored by the Hays Medical Center Foundation. While there is no cost for flu shots, participants are asked to bring a canned food item to benefit the Community Assistance Center.
If you want to fill out the required consent forms and bring them with you, fillable forms are available here- haysmedfoundation.org/flu
Complete, print, and sign a copy to bring with you for each person who plans to be vaccinated. This will help make the process smoother when you arrive.
Sunday, September 15, 2024
2220 Canterbury Drive, Hays, KS 67601
Enter at North entrance on Canterbury Drive
Free vaccine available to adults and children 6 months or older
- Please wear a short sleeved shirt.
- This year’s vaccine contains egg so people with egg allergies should contact their local healthcare provider for their flu shot. There will be no egg free vaccines available at the Drive Thru Flu event.
- People age 10 and above will be allowed to go through the drive thru.
- Children 6 months through 9 years of age will be vaccinated on the west side of the Center for Health Improvement. Adults attending with children can also receive their shots in the same location.
- High-dose flu vaccine will not be available for 65 and older.
- It is recommended that children 6 months and older get an annual influenza vaccine.
- Optional food drive: Please bring a non-perishable food item which will be donated for community assistance.
- No COVID vaccine available at the drive-thru. The flu vaccine will contain no COVID booster.
- Form available to copy, fill out and bring with you at haysmedfoundation.org/flu
Sponsored by the HaysMed Foundation
