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The flu vaccine will be offered at KMC events beginning Oct. 9, and Army and Air Force medical officials have developed plans for all service members and Department of Defense civilians to receive their vaccinations.
The available vaccines include the intranasal Flumist for healthy beneficiaries between the ages of 2 and 49 and multiple formulations of the injectable vaccine for those with certain medical conditions and those less than 2 years and older than 49 years.
For many, annual vaccination is a requirement and not a recommendation. This includes service members, health care workers, school-age children, as well as child care facility employees and attendees. These people should receive information from their unit or organization for guidance on when and where they will receive their vaccination.
A robust schedule of planned flu vaccine community events will be made available for local communities at locations listed below. Events are still being planned, so look for more announcements to follow. Both military and civilian beneficiaries are encouraged to attend one of these events, which are provided as a convenience, as wait times should be shorter than those expected at KMC immunization clinics. However, those who are allergic to eggs will be not be able to receive their vaccine at a community event. To receive the vaccine, see your primary care provider.
Flu vaccine events:
• Oct. 9, 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., Heaton Auditorium at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
• Oct. 15, 6 a.m. to noon, Heaton Auditorium at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
• Oct. 15, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m., Sembach Elementary & Middle School Tiger Tales Theater (Families; children must be 3 or older)
• Oct. 16, 2 to 5:30 p.m., Landstuhl Elementary/Middle School cafeteria (Families; children must be 3 or older)
• Oct. 17 and 18, 2 to 7 p.m., Kaiserslautern school complex cafeteria (Families, children must be 3 or older)
• Oct. 17, 6 to 8:30 p.m., Rhine Ordnance Barracks College Night
• Oct. 30, 2 to 4:30 p.m., American Red Cross “Zombie Apocalypse” in Heaton Auditorium at LRMC.
The flu season in Europe routinely continues through April with the greatest number of cases occurring in January, according to U.S. Army Public Health Command-Europe.
Vaccine and immunization information is available at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention website at www.cdc.gov/vaccines and the Department of Defense Military Vaccine Agency website at www.vaccines.mil.
For more information, contact the Ramstein Immunization Clinic at 479-2549 or 06371-46-2549, the LRMC Allergy & Immunization Clinic at 590-5816 or 06371-9464-5816, or the Kleber Army Health Clinic at 483-8963 or 0631-411-8963.
