Las Cruces Says, “Boo to the flu!” with No Cost Flu Vaccinations Offered at Two Local Hospitals

9/9/2019

Drive-thru and Walk-in Service Provided Saturday, October 26

Download consent forms below:

• New Mexico VFC Vaccine Administration Form
• Formulario de Administración de Vacunas VFC de Nuevo México
• New Mexico Department of Health Adult Vaccine Consent Form
• Formulario de Consentimiento de Vacuna para Adultos Departamento de Salud de Nuevo México
• Vaccine Information Statement
• Declaracion de Información de Vacuna

SANTA FE - Memorial Medical Center, MountainView Regional Medical Center and the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) will simultaneously host Boo to the Flu, the annual flu vaccination event in Las Cruces, at each hospital Saturday, October 26. No cost flu shots will be available from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at both locations or while supplies last.

Drive-thru and walk-in service will be provided for adults. Families with children under 18 years old will be required to park and enter either the Memorial Medical Center West Annex Building (Enter the north side of MMC’s parking lot from Terrace Drive between Telshor and Don Roser), or the MountainView Children’s Center located at 4401 East Lohman Avenue. To expedite the process, download the consent forms above and bring the completed forms with you on the day of the clinic.

The NMDOH recommends everyone six months of age and older get a flu vaccine each flu season, especially people in the following groups who are at high risk or live with and care for people at high risk for developing serious flu‐related complications, such as hospitalization and death:

1. Children younger than five years old, but especially children younger than two years old
2. Pregnant women (any trimester, and up to two weeks post-partum)
3. People age 50 and older
4. People of any age with certain chronic medical conditions like asthma, diabetes, lung or heart disease, and those who are immunocompromised
5. People who live in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
6. People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications from flu, including healthcare personnel and caregivers of babies younger than 6 months
7. American Indians and Alaskan Natives
8. People who are morbidly obese

Boo to the Fluis created in partnership with the NMDOH, MountainView Regional Medical Center, Memorial Medical Center, the Doña Ana County Immunization Coalition, the United Way of Southwest New Mexico, the City of Las Cruces, Doña Ana County Government, Las Cruces Public Schools, and New Mexico State University.

For more information on the no-charge flu vaccination event, call (575) 528-5197.

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