Hy-Vee’s more than 275 Hy-Vee Pharmacy locations will offer this year’s flu vaccination with no appointment or prescription necessary.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends individuals ages 6 months and older get a flu vaccine each year to prevent against illness and flu-related hospitalization.
Patients can stop in anytime their local Hy-Vee Pharmacy is open to receive their shot. To save time, patients can also schedule their flu shots in advance online and complete their vaccine consent form by visiting www.hy-vee.com/my-pharmacy/vaccine-consent.
Hy-Vee also will be hosting drive-thru flu shot clinics at all Hy-Vee Pharmacy locations this year from 3 to 7 p.m. on these Tuesdays: Sept. 24, Oct. 1 and Oct. 8.
Both regular- and high-dose vaccines are available at Hy-Vee Pharmacy locations. Medicare and most insurance plans cover the flu vaccine and other immunizations at no charge.
Currently, flu vaccines are available without a prescription during regular pharmacy hours to eligible patients 6 months and older at Hy-Vee’s Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota locations; or 3 years and older in Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin locations, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ PREP Act.
Each patient who receives a flu shot at a Hy-Vee Pharmacy and is enrolled in the free Hy-Vee PERKS program can earn a 20-cent Hy-Vee Fuel Saver reward. See www.hy-vee.com for details.
Hy-Vee will also be offering workplace vaccination clinics this fall. Employers who wish to schedule an onsite clinic can email [email protected] for more details. Clinics are typically held September through November.
