Baptist Health to offer curbside flu shots Oct. 3

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Getting a flu shot is more important than ever this year, with the virus that causes COVID-19, and the virus that causes flu, both spreading this fall and winter. The CDC recommends a yearly flu vaccine for all people older than six months.

Baptist Health will offer curbside flu shots from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on October 3, at several Kentuckiana locations:

Baptist Health Urgent Care – Eastpoint, 2400 Eastpoint Parkway, Ste. #100, Louisville
Baptist Health Medical Group Internal Medicine, 4003 Kresge Way, Louisville
Baptist Health Medical Group Primary Care, 10216 Taylorsville Road, Jeffersontown
Baptist Health Urgent Care – La Grange, 1006 New Moody Lane, La Grange
Baptist Health Medical Group Family Medicine, 313 Federal Drive, Corydon
Baptist Health Medical Group Family Medicine, 2315 Green Valley Road, New Albany

Flu shots cost $40 for the basic flu vaccine and $70 for the high-dose vaccine, which is recommended for those over age 65.

Here’s what to expect when you arrive:

Arriving patients will receive paperwork and parking instructions. Click here to print out paperwork and complete it ahead of time for quicker service.
Paperwork will be collected/verified by a clinical staff member and then the injection will be given.
It is possible to have a reaction to a flu shot, so staff will monitor your response for about 20 minutes following the injection, while you wait in your car.
Masks will be required while interacting with staff, even if you are in your vehicle, for both your protection and the protection of our staff.
Staff will be wearing protective gear including masks, gloves and face shields.

Who should get the flu shot?

Children age six months through 59 months and their caregivers
Women who are or will be pregnant during flu season
Those age 50 or older
Those with a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or greater
Anyone over six-months-old with chronic health problems and their caregivers
Nursing home and long-term care facility residents
Healthcare workers. Baptist Health requires its employees to have a flu shot unless there are medical or religious reasons why the person cannot be vaccinated.