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Get Healthy Florida in conjunction with the Osceola County Health Department will conduct a Free Flu Shot event this Friday, December 3 with approximately 4-thousand doses for adults, children and babies at high risk of getting the flu.  In the last month, Get Healthy Florida has vaccinated more than nine thousand people in the Central Florida area.

Get Healthy Florida officials especially want to urge parents to bring out their high-risk children and babies age 6 to 23-months.  “We’re finding that those at high-risk in the younger population aren’t coming out in as great of numbers as the elderly population.  We want moms and dads to bring their babies and high-risk children to be vaccinated,” said Scott Brady MD, medical director for Get Healthy Florida.

On December 3 the Get Healthy Florida team may gain worldwide recognition with the Guinness Book of World Records, for the Most People Vaccinated in One Location in a Single Day. Guinness officials have sent their letter of interest and approval, along with official paperwork.  Get Healthy Florida plans to vaccinate nearly 4000 people at the event. 

The Osceola County Free Flu Shot event on December 3 will take place at the Osceola County Stadium (Spring Training grounds for the Houston Astros), at Osceola Heritage Park, from 12 – 6 pm.  The Astros are lending their support by sending Astros souvenirs; even their pitching coach will be on hand.  Directions to the park can be found at www.ohpark.com. 

Appointments will be given out to individuals in line and in their vehicles beginning at 10:00am.  Appointment times are given on a first come basis.  Vaccinations will start at noon and continue through 6:00pm.

Dates for all the remaining Get Healthy Florida free flu vaccination events are:

Friday, December 3
LOCATION:  Osceola County Stadium/631 Heritage Park Way, Kissimmee
Home of the Houston Astros Spring Training
at Osceola Heritage Park

TIME:  12 – 6 pm

Tuesday, December 7
LOCATION:  Sand Lake Centra Care/2301 Sand Lake Road
TIME:  Noon – 6 pm

Friday, December 10
LOCATION:  Altamonte Mall/451 East Altamonte Drive
TIME:  Noon – 6 pm

Saturday, December 11
LOCATION:  Airport Centra Care/5810 South Semoran Blvd, Orlando
TIME:  10AM – 4 pm

The Get Healthy Florida Free Flu Shot events would not be possible without the support of these sponsors: Florida Hospital Centra Care, Orange County Health Dept., Seminole County Health Dept., Osceola County Health Dept., Amerigroup, Z-88.3 radio and Telemundo.