The Pasco County Health Department is giving seasonal flu shots.
Flu Shots will cost $25 payable by cash or check. With proof, Medicare clients will be given their shot for free and their insurance will be billed. For Medicare HMO and all other insurance there will be a $25 charge. Receipts will be given to file with insurance companies.

Shots will be given at these locations:

•Dade City Clinic, 13941 15th St., (352) 521-1450. Appointments are advised. Walk-ins are accepted from 7:30 a.m. to noon Thursday

•Hudson Clinic, 11511 Denton Ave. (727) 861-5661. Shots are by appointment only.

•Land O' Lakes Clinic, 4135 Land O' Lakes Blvd., (813) 558-5173. Walk-ins are accepted from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday and 7:30 to 10 a.m. Friday

•New Port Richey Clinic, 10841 Little Road, (727) 861-5260, ext. 268. Shots are by appointment only.

•Zephyrhills Clinic, 4717 Airport Road, (813) 780-0740. Walk-ins are accepted from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Wednesday is recommended. Appointments can be made.

These shots do not prevent swine flu. For more information on the H1N1 Swine Flu call 877-352-3581 between 8 AM to 8 PM, 7 days a week. Information is available in English, Spanish and Creole.

Click here for H1N1 Flue (Swine Flu): Resources for the deaf and hard of hearing.

The flu season is fast approaching. Do you need to get a flu shot? Do you need to find out where to get a flu shot? Do you want to know what the flu outlook is for the 2008-2009 flu season?

Find all this information and much more on the CDC's flu webpage.

Here's to a healthy next few months!