Flu vaccine is available at Mayo Clinic Health System.

To receive the flu vaccine, you must make an appointment by calling 507-433-8758. If you already have an appointment scheduled with your regular health care provider, you can ask to receive the flu vaccine at that time. Fluvaccine is covered by most insurance.

Flu vaccine clinics for all ages have been scheduled from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 14, from 8 a.m. to noon on Oct. 10, and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 15 and 16. All flu vaccine clinics will be held on the second floor of the north clinic. Appointments are required for all of these clinics and can be made by calling 507-433-8758.

Flu vaccine clinic dates at other Mayo Clinic Health system locations include:

•Mayo Clinic Health System in Adams – Oct. 8, 1 to 4 p.m.; Oct. 15 and 16, 2 to 4 p.m. Appointments are required, please call507-582-3547.

•Mayo Clinic Health System in LeRoy – Oct. 7, 8 to 11:45 a.m. Appointments are required, please call 507-324-5305.

Getting immunized is the single best way to help stop the spread of influenza, according to health officials. The Centers for Disease Control recommends everyone 6 months and older receive the flu vaccine unless they have a valid condition or reason not to be vaccinated. Children younger than nine require two doses of the flu vaccine one month apart, if it’s the first time they’ve been vaccinated for the flu.

For more information on influenza and the different types of flu vaccine available please call our Flu Information Phone Line, 866-221-1852, or go to mayoclinichealthsystem.org.