Get your kids the flu vaccine in Crystal Lake

Submitted by McHenry County Department of Health

McHenry County Department of Health has received both injectable and intranasal (FluMist) flu vaccine for children ages 6 months to 18 years of age through the state-funded Vaccines for Children Program.

Appointments are required; call (815) 334-4536. Medicaid is accepted. Non-Medicaid children that meet VFC criteria, uninsured, underinsured, American Indian, Alaskan Native will be charged a $15 administrative fee. Parents must accompany children and bring up-to-date immunization records.

New flu clinics have been scheduled at MCDH’s Crystal Lake office, 100 N. Virginia St., Crystal Lake, on these dates/times.

Ÿ 1:15 to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28.

Ÿ 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12.

Ÿ 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19.

Ÿ 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23.

Ÿ 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26.

Vaccination is the first and most important step in protecting your family. Children younger than 5 are at highest risk of serious flu complications, including hospitalizations and death, as compared to older children.

The VFC Program is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s largest public-private partnership, ensuring that all eligible children receive the benefits of newly recommended vaccines, thereby strengthening immunity levels in their communities.