NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Metro Public Health Department will offer free flu shots at several different locations on Tuesday, October 15 as part of the annual Fight Flu TN initiative with the Tennessee Department of Health.
Flu shots will be available at the event in a drive-thru setting at the Lentz Public Health Center from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Flu shots will be available by walking into the East Public Health Center and the Madison Community Center between 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Plaza Mariachi from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and at the Burton Health Science Building at Lipscomb University from noon to 6 p.m.
Also starting on Tuesday, flu shots will be available at all MPHD clinics free of charge throughout flu season.
Flu shots are available for everyone six months of age and older. Prior to receiving a flu shot, several questions are answered to determine the best form of flu vaccine for the recipient.
Those who are 65 and older or have underlying health conditions can receive a high-dose version of the flu vaccine. High-dose vaccines are available inside MPHD clinics, along with the pop-up clinical locations that are part of Fight Flu TN.
For people of my generation, in our younger days we spent part of our weekends watching music shows like American Bandstand and Soul Train. That was before the age of music videos. Several years before Soul Train was syndicated out of Chicago, another syndicated R&B show was taped in Nashville at NewsChannel 5. Night Train aired in the 60s and included what may have been the first TV appearance for legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix. Forrest Sanders has another great look back at station history.
-Lelan Statom
