Flu Shots & Vaccinations for Long Island

Whether you need vaccinations before traveling abroad, or require them for your children, Family Medical care can provide quality medical service.  We offer vaccinations for:

• Polio

• MMR (measles, mumps, rubella)

• DTP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis)

• Hepatitis B

• Varicella (chicken pox)

More than one vaccine may be given during a single visit to our care center.  They can be given in a combination vaccine, or at different times as needed.

Did You or Your Kids Get a Flu Shot this Year?

Influenza can cause a high fever, cough, and sore throat.  Every year, about 20,000 children are hospitalized for Flu, even healthy children are at risk.  The Flu can also cause complications in people with existing medical problems such as asthma, heart disease and diabetes.

Since babies under the age of six months are too young to get Flu shots, they are at their greatest risk from it.  To keep them safe, parents can get flu shots for themselves and your baby's older siblings, since you're in daily contact with your infant.
 

Flu shots aren't only for kids.  According to the Department of Labor, the number of workers who miss work due to illness are at their highest from December to March, the time of year commonly known as "flu season." 

 

One study showed that workers who don't get a flu shot account for almost half of all sick days during that time.  It pays to be healthy, not to mention that no one enjoys being sick.    Kids and teens can also avoid missing out on schoolwork, sports events, or other school activities by being prepared.  Keeping your children healthy also means less chance of missing work to stay home and care for them.

Flu Shots and Vaccinations with No Appointment Required

We are open seven days a week for your convenience.  Appointments are preferred, but we also accept walk-ins.  Visit either of our two locations or call for more information on our vaccination and flu shot services.