Free flu shots in Memphis are part of statewide event
A one-day, statewide vaccination event will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 15 as part of the Tennessee Department of Health’s “Fight Flu TN” initiative. Dr. Paul Byers, deputy state Epidemiologist for the Mississippi Department of Health left, is given an intramuscular shot of flu vaccine Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012 in Jackson, Miss. The seasonal flu vaccine is recommended for anyone age six months and older. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP Photo file)
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 15, free flu shots will be available at three Memphis sites, including one drive-thru location.
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Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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