CareSouth Carolina administering the Flu Vaccine

CareSouth Carolina is now administering the Flu Vaccine in its office locations by walk-in or appointment.

Everyone 6 months and older is recommended to get a flu vaccine every season by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). Flu vaccine can reduce flu illnesses, doctors’ visits, hospitalizations and has been shown to be life-saving.

The Facts About Flu Shots (According to the CDC):

• Flu vaccines are safe. Hundreds of millions of flu vaccines have been safely given to Americans for more than 50 years.
• Vaccination helps protect women during and after pregnancy. Flu vaccination during pregnancy also helps protects babies from flu for the first several months after birth when they are too young to be vaccinated.
• Flu vaccination can lower the risk of serious outcomes from heart disease and diabetes.
• Getting vaccinated yourself may also protect people around you, including those who are more vulnerable to serious flu illness.
• While some people who get vaccinated do still get sick, there is a growing amount of data showing that vaccination makes illness less severe, helping to prevent serious outcomes.

Flu vaccines cause antibodies to develop in the body about two weeks after vaccination. These antibodies provide protection against infection with the viruses that are used to make the vaccine.

CareSouth Carolina is a private, non-profit community health center delivering patient-centered health and life services in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina. CareSouth Carolina operates centers in Bennettsville, Bishopville, Cheraw, Chesterfield, Dillon, Hartsville, Lake View, Latta, McColl and Society Hill.

Services provided by CareSouth Carolina include family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, women services, OB/GYN, HIV/AIDS primary care, dental, chiropractic services, pharmacy, geriatrics, social services, clinical counseling, laboratory, 4D ultrasound, X-Ray, migrant services and veterans choice provider.