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Immunizations are $25.00 for flu and $35.00 for pneumonia, for customers 9 years of age and older. Medicare Part B patients and those with flu vouchers from participating employer groups pay nothing – Retail Health Network, Inc. bills Medicare and Employers directly.

Martin Avenue Pharmacy Offering Flu Vaccinations

October, 2005: Naperville, IL - The fevers and aches of another flu season are right around the corner and Martin Avenue Pharmacy, Inc. is making it easier to stay healthy this winter. Martin Avenue Pharmacy, Inc. is hosting a series of walk-in flu shot clinics this month at 1247 Rickert Drive in Naperville. The clinic will offer flu shot vaccines provided by Retail Health Network's Nurses on October 26 th , 2005 from 2pm to 6pm.

Flu season begins in November and lasts through March, generally peaking in January and February. The flu usually spreads from person-to-person when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks and the virus is transmitted into the air. Unlike many other viral respiratory infections, such as the common cold, the flu causes severe illness and life-threatening complications in many people. It is estimated that approximately 10% to 20% of U.S. residents get the flu, and an average of 114,000 persons are hospitalized for flu-related complications. About 36,000 Americans die on average per year from the complications of flu.

Some of the complications caused by flu include bacterial pneumonia, dehydration, and worsening of chronic medical conditions, such as congestive heart failure, asthma, or diabetes. Children may get sinus problems and ear infections as complications from the flu. Those aged 65 years and older and persons of any age with chronic medical conditions are at highest risk for serious complications of flu.

According to the Centers of Disease Control, the single best way to protect against the flu is to get your vaccination each year.

The flu shot only takes a few minutes and you can stop by without an appointment. Martin Avenue Pharmacy is located just west of the 75 th Street and Rickert Drive intersection inside the Springbrook Medical building. For more information about the flu visit www.flushotlocator.com .  

Martin Avenue Pharmacy, Inc.
1247 Rickert Drive, Naperville, Il 60540
(Just West of Rickert Drive and 75th Street)

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