Tripler
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Contact:
Tripler Public Affairs Office, 808-433-5785
Release Number 05-070 Oct.
27, 2005
HONOLULU-
Tripler Army Medical Center staff is gearing up for the flu season and is
scheduled to receive the vaccine and begin vaccinating in November.
Information
about the Tripler flu program will be announced as
soon as the staff has the information available. For updates regarding the plan, please
contact the influenza information hotline at 433-3357 or log on to the Tripler
web page, www.tamc.amedd.army.mil.
Flu
season can begin as early as October and last as late as May, according to
Capt. Lisa Lute, head nurse of Tripler’s Immunization Clinic.
October
or November is the best time to receive the flu vaccine, according to the
CDC. Tripler staff is working on
scheduling flu vaccination clinics once the vaccine is received and will let
patients know as soon as possible what those times and dates will be.
If
Tripler patients are eligible for services through the
Veterans Administration or civilian providers, please check with them as the
vaccine may be available at other sites.
Patients
may also call 211 for other sites offering the vaccine. Tripler staff thanks you for your patience.