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Stay healthy and get your flu shot in 2023!

Stay healthy and get your 2023 flu shot!
Stay healthy and get your 2023 flu shot!

Fall is beginning and that means now is the time to get ready for flu season! This year, enrolled Veterans have multiple options to make getting a flu shot easy.

Why get the flu shot? By getting the flu shot, you set yourself up to be as healthy as possible. Flu is always a preventable respiratory infection. Plus, the healthy habits you have adopted—covering your cough, washing your hands often, and staying home when you are sick—will continue to protect us all as we enter flu season. The flu shot protects yourself, your loved ones, the healthcare professionals who care for you, and our most vulnerable populations. 

How do you get a flu shot? You have options! 

  1. Veterans who are enrolled with VA healthcare will be offered flu shots at their Montana VA primary care appointments.   

  1. No-cost flu vaccines are available to enrolled Veterans at pharmacies and urgent care locations across Montana. To find a close-to-home and in-network community care provider, search by entering in your home zip code in the drop-down menu of the VA locator (https://www.va.gov/find-locations). 

  1. Many local VA clinics are holding additional flu shot options, such as drive-in flu clinics or walk-in options. See the listings below for more details!  
     

Billings, Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow VA Clinic (1775 Spring Creek Lane, Billings)  

  • Walk-in flu shots are available with Primary Care Mondays through Fridays from 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. You can schedule an appointment in advance by calling 406-373-3500. 
  • Drive-up flu clinics are occurring on these dates in the Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow VA Clinic parking lot:  
    • Tuesday, Oct.3, from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. 
    • Tuesday, Oct. 10, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. 
    • Thursday, Oct. 12, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. 

Bozeman Travis W. Atkins VA Clinic (1101 E. Main Street, Bozeman)  

  • Drive-up flu clinic on Saturday, September 23, from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at the Travis W. Atkins VA Clinic’s parking lot. 

  • Walk-in flu shots available in September and October on Mondays and Tuesdays (9:00 am-11:00 a.m.), and Wednesdays (2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.). 

Butte VA Clinic (40 Three Bears Drive, Butte)  

  • Drive-through flu clinic takes place on Thursday, October 12, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. in the Butte VA Clinic parking lot. 

  • Walk-in flu shots are available at the Butte VA Clinic every Thursday from 3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. throughout the flu season. 

Cut Bank (8 Second Avenue Southeast, Cut Bank)  

  • Walk-in flu shots are available starting September 11, Mondays through Fridays, from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. and again from 3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Walk-in flu shots are available through flu season. 

Fort Harrison/Helena (3687 Veterans Dr, Fort Harrison, MT 59636)  

  • Drive-up and walk-in clinic options:

    • Drive-up flu clinic on Tuesday, October 3, from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. (Parking Lot A)  

    • Walk-in flu shots are available in the Primary Care Main entrance, on Saturday, Oct. 14, from 8:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.

    • Reoccurring, walk-in flu shots are available in the Primary Care Clinic (2nd floor conference room) every Thursday (beginning Sept. 14, and through the flu season) from 8:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.   

Glasgow (630 2nd Avenue South, Suite A, Glasgow)  

  •  Walk-in flu shots are available Thursday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. (Beginning on Sept. 11 and running through the flu season). 

Glendive VA Clinic (2000 Montana Avenue, Glendive)   

  • Walk-in flu shots are available at the Glendive VA Clinic Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. throughout flu season. 

Great Falls VA Clinic (1400 29th South, Suite 1)  

  • Walk-in flu shots are available Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. (Beginning on Sept. 11 and running through the flu season). 

Kalispell VA Clinic (31 Three Mile Drive, Suite 102, Kalispell)  

  • Veterans who are enrolled with VA healthcare will be offered flu shots at their Montana VA primary care appointments.   

  • No-cost flu vaccines are available to enrolled Veterans at pharmacies and urgent care locations across Montana. To find a close-to-home and in-network community care provider, search by entering in your home zip code in the drop-down menu of the VA locator (https://www.va.gov/find-locations). 

Miles City VA Clinic (316 S Haynes Ave. Miles City)  

  • Drive -up flu clinic on Wednesday, October 11,  from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. (North side of clinic)  

  • Walk-in flu shots are available Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.  (Beginning on Sept. 19, 2023 until the end of flu season).

Missoula David J. Thatcher VA Clinic (3885 West Broadway Street, Missoula)   

  • A walk-in flu clinic is taking place on Tuesday, October 3rd, from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.  

  • Walk-in flu shots are available every Thursday, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 (Beginning Oct.5 through the flu season)

  • Flu vaccines are also available during all scheduled VA appointments (starting Sept. 8)

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