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BUFFALO, NY, Dec. 27 - Adults who have not had the opportunity to obtain a flu shot this winter, will have the chance to do so through the Kaleida Health VNA Flu Immunization Campaign on Saturday, Jan. 6 from 9 a.m. to noon at Kaleida Health's DeGraff Memorial Hospital, 445 Tremont St., North Tonawanda. Flu shots, at a cost of $10, will be given in the DeGraff Family Medicine Center, next to the lobby. Medicare will cover the cost of the vaccine for individuals with Part B coverage if they bring their Medicare card with them. Other insurance providers who cover the cost include Independent Health Encompass 65, Blue Cross & Blue Shield Senior Blue and Univera Senior Choice. "Full immunization or protection against influenza is achieved within two weeks of getting a flu shot, so there is still time to get the vaccination since there has been little to no incidence of reportable cases of influenza is in Western New York," explained Donna Sauer, R.N., Kaleida Health VNA Flu Immunization Campaign clinical coordinator.

For more information about Saturday's flu shot clinic, call DeGraff at 690-2088. For more information about the Kaleida VNA Flu Immunization Campaign, call 862-3588 (VNA-FLUU) or visit the Kaleida web site at http://www.kaleidahealth.org/foundations/vaccination.html.