Methodist Physicians Clinic offer drive-thru flu shots

Methodist Physicians Clinic offer drive-thru flu shots

SEASON.3 NEWS NOWREPORTER DANIELLEDAVIS JOINS US WITH ALOOK AT WHY GETTING AFLU SHOT NOW IS MOREIMPORTANT THAN EVER.COURTNEY, NOT ONLYARE DR'S SAYING GET AFLU SHOT THIS SEASON,BUT THEY SAY GET ITNOW...AS THERE IS NO TIME TOWASTE.METHODIST PHYSICIANSCLINIC IS NOWOFFERING DRIVE-THRUFLU SHOTS AT FIVELOCATIONSTHROUGHOUT THEMETRO AREA ANDCOUNCIL BLUFFS.AND PEOPLE LINED UPIN THEIR CARS FOR THISCONVENIENT AND SAFEWAY TO GET A FLUSHOT.KEMLA PRATHAN, RN,STAFF DEVELOPMENT,METHODIST PHYSICIANSCLINIC "WE AREENCOURAGINGEVERYONE TO CALLAHEAD TO MAKE ANAPPOINTMENT, IT HELPSUS TO BE BETTERPREPARED, MAKE SUREWE HAVE ENOUGHSUPPLIES, WE CANSPACE PEOPLE OUT TODECREASE THE TIMETHEY HAVE TO WAIT.WE HAVE ALL THEIRINFORMATION SO WHENTHEY SHOW UP WE JUSTGET THEIR NAME, GIVETHEM THEIR FLU SHOTAND THEY CAN JUSTDRIVE THRU." BECAUSECOVID 19 MIMICKS A LOTOF THE SAMESYMPTOMS AS THE FLU,GETTING A FLU SHOTWILL LESSEN YOUR RISKOF GETTING THE FLUAND POSSIBLY YOURFEARS OF THINKINGYOU HAVE COVID 19.DR.SHANA PEPER,METHODIST HOSPITAL"THIS IS GOING TO LEADTO A LESSENED NEEDOF OUTPATIENT DR.VISITS,HOSPITALIZATIONS ANDEVEN SERIUSCONSEQUENCES ANDDEATH FOR THEPATIENT.GET YOUR FLU SHOT SOTHAT WE CAN DEALWITH CORONAVIRUSAND DEAL WITH ONELARGE RESPITORYVIRUS THIS SEASON.IT ALLOWS US TOCONCENTRATE OURRESOURCES ONCORONAVIRUS."57:03 ITTAKES ABOUT 2 WEEKSFOR THE VACCINATIONTO BUILD UP IMMUNITYIN YOUR SYSTEM, SOTHE EARLIER YOU GETYOUR FLU SHOT, THEBETTER OFF YOU WILLBE.KAREN KRALL-MURPHY"I NEED IT TO STAYHEALTHY.I HAVE ALWAYS GOTTENIT, I HAVE NEVERGOTTEN SICK.ESPECIALLY WITHCOVID, I THINK IT ISIMPERATIVE." THEPROCESS TAKES JUST AFEW MINUTES.YOU CANCOME SAFELYINSIDE IF YOU WANT OREVEN WALK UP TO BESERVICED.BUT BY THE STAY INYOUR CAR DRIVE-UPOPTION SEEMED TO BECONVENIENT FOR MOST.THEY DO PREFER YOUMAKE AN APPOINTMENTTO HELP KEEP THEPROCESSING MOVINGALONG.THEY HAVE UPCOMINGDRIVE-UP CLINICS AT 5AREA LOCATIONS INOMAHA, FREMONT ANDCOUNCIL BLUFFS THISMONTH AND NEXTMONTH.THIS IS DANIELLE DAVIS,3 NEWS NOW, THISMORNING.THE NEBRASKA