Mahoning County Public Health will be holding flu shot clinics at various locations throughout the county.

Those who should receive a flu shot based on the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) recommendations include everyone 6 months of age and older should get a flu vaccine every season, people at high risk of developing flu-related complications, children ages 6 months to 5 years old, adults 50 years of age and older, pregnant women and women up to 2 weeks postpartum, residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities; chronic medical conditions such as asthma, COPD, cystic fibrosis, heart disease, blood disorders, diabetes, extreme obesity, kidney, liver, or endocrine disorders, weakened immune systems due to medications and/or diseases such as cancer, HIV or AIDS, or medications such as chronic steroid use or long-term aspirin use in people younger than 19 years of age.

To obtain a flu shot at a Mahoning County Public Health clinic just walk in, no appointment is necessary. The agency will bill insurance; bring insurance cards, driver’s license, Medicaid, and Medicare cards so the cost of the vaccine can be billed; most private insurances are accepted.

Local clinics include:

Wednesday, Oct. 1, 10 a.m. to noon, Village of Sebring Administration Building/Village Hall, 135 E. Ohio Ave. Sebring

Friday, Oct. 3, 3 to 5 p.m., Beaver Township Woodworth Park, 225 Warren Ave. Poland

Tuesday, Oct. 21, noon to 4 p.m., Canfield United Methodist Church, 27 S. Broad St., Canfield