The Poweshiek County Public Health Department is gearing up for flu shot season.  They’ll hold a series of flu shot clinics starting Wednesday, September 29.  You might be wondering if getting vaccinated for COVID-19 will also protect you from the flu.  Poweshiek County Public Health Director Shauna Callaway says you should get vaccinated for both flu and COVID-19.

“The question we get more is ‘Can I get them at the same time?  Or ‘Do I have a waiting period?’  And a year ago when we were looking at COVID, there was a waiting period to get any other vaccines around that time.  But now, enough time has gone by, enough research has been done that it is safe to get both the COVID and flu vaccine at the same time.”

The first public flu shot clinic in Poweshiek County will be Wednesday, September 29—and it will be a drive-through clinic at Grinnell Mutual Insurance from 2:30 to 5pm.  You will be required to wear a mask.  Without insurance, a flu shot will cost $30.  Flu shots will be given out every Wednesday in October.  For more information, call 641-236-2385.