PRESS RELEASE VIA JACKSON-MADISON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT: 

HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL OFFER FREE FLU SHOTS ON NOV. 1 

JACKSON, Tenn. – The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department will host its annual Fight Flu event on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. 

During this one-day event, the Health Department will provide free flu vaccines to the public from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Health Department is located at 804 North Parkway in Jackson. 

No appointment is needed to get the free flu vaccine on Nov. 1. Please enter at the rear of the building (Vital Statistics Lobby) to receive your flu shot. 

“The elderly, people with chronic medical conditions, pregnant women, and young children are all at risk of severe complications if they get the flu,” said JMCHD Director Kim Tedford. “A flu vaccine is the best prevention against getting or spreading the flu.” 

All Tennesseans six months and older are eligible to get the flu vaccine. Nationally, 7.5 million illnesses, 105,000 hospitalizations, and 6,300 deaths could be prevented annually if more people chose to get a flu vaccine. The flu vaccine is safe and effective and can prevent against the most common types of circulating flu viruses and the flu’s worst symptoms. 

FLU AND COVID

While you can typically receive a flu vaccine and COVID-19 vaccine at the same office visit, JMCHD will be giving FLU SHOTS ONLY during the Fight Flu ’23 event on Nov. 1. 

FIGHT FLU 2023

Fight Flu ’23 is the Tennessee Department of Health’s annual, large-scale preparedness exercise where medical staff and teams at county health departments statewide practice their emergency response plans using free flu vaccine for the public. 

For additional questions, refer to the JMCHD website (madisoncountytn.gov/144/Health-Department), or call our office at 731-423-3020.

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