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It is not too late to receive a flu shot. The Spectrum Health Visiting Nurse Association will host three free flu clinics for children and adults over the next week.

The vaccine is available for anyone over six months old. Approximately 550 shots will be available at each clinic. The locations and times are:

• Friday, December 14, 2007
  10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
  Oasis of Hope – 522 Leonard NW
• Saturday, December 15, 2007
  10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
  St. Mary’s Activity Center – 423 First St. NW
• Wednesday, December 19, 2007
  4-6:30 p.m. 
  Spectrum Health Visiting Nurse Association – 1401 Cedar St. NE

For more information, call the Spectrum Health Visiting Nurse Association at (616) 486-3900 or visit spectrum-health.org/flu.

Spectrum Health is a not-for-profit health system in West Michigan that offers a full continuum of care through its seven hospitals, more than 140 service sites and 560,000-member health plan, Priority Health. Spectrum Health’s 14,000 employees, 1,500 medical staff members and 2,000 volunteers are committed to delivering the highest quality care to those in medical need. The organization provided $98.6 million in community benefit during its 2007 fiscal year. Spectrum Health has earned more than 50 national awards during the past 10 years.