Sevier County Health Department Offering Free Flu Shots Starting November 1st for Fight Flu '23

The Sevier County Health Department will participate in the statewide Fight Flu ’23 effort on November 1st, 2023, and provide free flu shots to all Tennesseans who are eligible, six months of age and older.

‘’We want to protect as many people as we can in our communities from the flu,” Director Emma Davis, PhD, MPH, CPH said. “Getting an annual flu shot is the best way to protect yourself and everyone around you.”

Sevier County Health Department will provide free flu shots on November 1st, 2023, from 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. at the Sevier County Health Department (719 Middle Creek Rd.).

There will also be an additional location on November 1st:
LOCATION: Northview Optimist Building
ADDRESS: 329 W Dumplin Valley Rd, Kodak, Tennessee 37764
HOURS: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

An appointment is not needed to receive a free flu vaccine at the Sevier County Health Department’s Fight Flu ’23 event.

The flu vaccine will remain free to anyone eligible to receive it at all local health
departments across the state throughout flu season.

The flu vaccine is safe and effective and can protect individuals against the most common types of flu, and the virus’s worst symptoms and outcomes.

The flu virus is very contagious. Pregnant women, infants, the elderly, and people with certain medical conditions are at the highest risk of severe complications from the flu.

Annually, more than 7.5 million illnesses, 400,000 hospitalizations, and 22,000 deaths could be prevented in the U.S. if more people chose to get the flu vaccine.

To prevent spreading the flu virus to others, follow precautions such as proper hygiene and handwashing, covering your coughs or sneezes with a tissue or your elbow, and staying home if you are sick.

For more information about the flu virus and Fight Flu ‘23, visit www.tn.gov/health/fightflu.

For information about getting a free flu shot, contact the Sevier County Health Department at (865) 453-1032