Yuma County continues to provide flu immunization

If you still haven't gotten your flu shot, it's not too late.

The Yuma County Public Health Services District said Friday about 4,500 doses of flu vaccine have been left over after the department's countywide immunization clinics.

The remaining doses will be administered to the public on a first-come basis every Thursday in flu/pneumonia clinics from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the county public health services district, 2200 W. 18th St.

So far no flu cases have confirmed in Yuma County, and only one has been confirmed in Maricopa County, said Leighann Howell, nursing supervisor for the health department.

Still, the flu season in the county and Arizona as a whole usually doesn't peak until around February, and she and other health officials are urging the public to get shots ahead of schedule.

People at high risk of complications from flu are:

- Children aged 6-59 months

- Pregnant women

- People 50 years of age and older

- People of any age with certain chronic medical conditions

- People who live in nursing homes and other long term care facilities

- People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications from flu

- Health care workers

The costs of the vaccines are $25 for flu vaccine for adults, $10 for flu vaccines for children and teens, and $35 for the pneumonia vaccine for people 65 and older.

Medicare, AHCCCS and KidsCare patients will be accepted, but they should bring membership cards. No one will be denied service for inability to pay, county officials say.