Don’t Forget! Flu Shots Available 
at the Health Centers!

We would once again like to provide a reminder that flu shots are available to all members and their families at the Union’s Health Centers.

Should you get a flu shot? Yes! Anyone who wishes to reduce his or her risk of getting the flu this year should be vaccinated. The truth is that there is no better way to avoid getting the flu than to get the annual vaccine. That’s because flu shots really can be effective in preventing the flu and the vaccines being administered by the Health Centers are the best ones available; they will prevent most strains of the illness.

It is also important to know that even if you received a flu shot last year you may not be immune to the flu this year. That’s because strains of the illness change from year to year and flu shots have been known to lose their power over a period of time.

If you haven’t received your flu shots this year, they are available now, without an appointment, at any of the Union’s four Health Centers: the Midtown Health Center at 773-775 Ninth Avenue (Corner of West 52nd Street, Phone: 212-586-1550); the Harlem Health Center, located at 133 Morningside Ave. (Phone: 212-923-2525); the Queens Health Center, located at 37-11 Queens Blvd. (Phone: 718-361-5100); and the Brooklyn Health Center, 68-80 Schermerhorn Street (Phone: 718-858-7200).

Members who live out-of-area can get free flu shots at any of the four Health Centers. Again, no appointments are necessary.