The state’s health department and local units have begun their
preemptive strikes on the seasonal flu. A day-long mass flu
vaccination clinic is to be offered by the Faulkner County
Health Department Nov. 2 at the McGee Center on College Avenue.
There is no charge to receive the vaccine, but the department is
asking that insured individuals bring insurance information so
the state can supplement the cost of the clinic. The Arkansas
Department of Health is partnering with the Arkansas Department
of Education and local school districts statewide to provide the
vaccinations to students on school grounds in another effort to
reach more of the population. Little Rock School District begins
vaccinations Monday, and Conway Schools will offer free flu
vaccines Nov. 5-14 to students in all grades. Both the nasal
mist and injectable vaccines will be offered to students this
year. October is typically the month the United States begins
seeing the first signs of seasonal influenza, though the illness
peaks in January and