NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — There are going to be four strains in the flu vaccine this year.
"You have to pre-book them," said Karen Hammersmith with the Reno County Health Department. "Try to figure out how much you're going to be able to use and how many you're going to be able to schedule and we usually go off the year before."
The Health Department will get the flu vaccine in later this month.
"We should be getting it in next week," Hammersmith said. "We order from Sanofi, which I think quite a few people in town order from them. I'm sure a lot of other agencies do, as well."
You should be able to get the latest COVID booster and your flu shot at the same time, if you want to, but you'll need to wait to book an appointment until they get both of the vaccines in.
"I hate to schedule something without the vaccine being there," Hammersmith said. "We generally get our shipments on Wednesday or Thursday. That's what pushes us to later in the week and then we don't have much wiggle room. If you waited to that following week, then we would be good to go."
Once the vaccines are in, call (620) 694-2900 to set an appointment.