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Esse Health Offices Hold Flu Clinics

Several St. Louis-area Esse Health offices are currently holding flu clinics for patients to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Esse Health’s board-certified physicians follow the Centers for Disease Control’s recommendation that everyone six months of age and older should get the flu vaccine.

Esse Health Tesson Ferry Pediatrics & Internal Medicine, located at 13303 Tesson Ferry Road, St. Louis MO 63128, will offer the flu shots on the following dates and times:

- October 2, 7:30 am - Noon
- October 9, 7:30 am - Noon
Additionally, appointments can be made to receive the vaccine during regular office house by calling (314) 842-5239.

Esse Health South County Internal Medicine is offering the vaccine by appointment only. Please cal (314) 843-7333 to schedule an appointment.

Please visit http://tinyurl.com/esseflu for dates, times and details for other offices offering the vaccine.

Getting the flu vaccine is the best protection against the seasonal flu, which is a contagious respiratory illness caused by flu viruses. Approximately 5-20 percent of U.S. residents get the flu each year, according to flu.gov, a website managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The flu season is typically in the fall and winter, occurring as early as October.

Esse Health is a St. Louis-based, independent physician group that strives to improve the overall well-being of its patients through patient education, lifestyle modification and prevention. With 35 locations throughout the St. Louis and Metro East area, Esse Health’s services include asthma, allergy and immunology, family medicine, internal medicine, nutrition, pediatrics, radiology, urology, cardiology and gastroenterology. Esse Health is recognized as a leader in using technology in health care and physician accountability for both quality and cost-of-care. For more information on Esse Health, visit www.essehealth.com

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