SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., -The Walk-in Flu Shot Clinic scheduled for Tuesday, November 14 has been postponed due to delayed shipment of flu vaccine. Flu shot clinics will be rescheduled when a full shipment of vaccine is received, most likely in early December.

Regional West Medical Center and Horizons West Medical Group, PC vaccinated more than 2,000 people at the recent drive-through and walk-in clinics; however, both organizations received only partial shipments of their annual flu vaccine orders and are awaiting the remaining shipments.

According to Regional West Epidemiology and Infection Control Specialist Marsha Meyer, RN, there is still plenty of time to be safely vaccinated for protection from the flu.

“Typically, flu season begins around the first of the year, so December is not too late to be vaccinated,” said Meyer. “It takes about two weeks for the vaccination to become fully effective and it lasts through the flu season.”

Regional West Medical Center and Horizons West Medical Group regret any inconvenience caused by the delay and will announce the dates of the walk-in flu clinics as soon as the vaccine shipment arrives. For more information about the Regional West flu shot clinics, please call the Community Health office at (308) 630-1126.

Regional West Medical Center, with approximately 1,200 employees, is an acute care hospital that serves western Nebraska and the neighboring states of Colorado, South Dakota and Wyoming. With over 80 active physicians, 95 percent of whom are board certified or board eligible, plus an additional 25 consulting specialists, we offer care that spans more than 40 medical specialties. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and is one of only three Level II Trauma Centers in the state of Nebraska.