Getting in Front of the Flu

UHCOP, Walgreens and HOMES Clinic Team to Provide Free Seasonal Flu Immunizations to Houston's Homeless

UH College of Pharmacy students teamed with Walgreens and the H.O.M.E.S. Clinic to provide free seasonal flu immunizations members of Houston's homeless community at The Beacon service center in downtown Houston Sept. 20. 

UHCOP Pharm.D. students provided 55 immunizations at the event, which has resulted in more than 250 patients immunized since the twice-annual flu clinic collaboration was launched four years ago.

View more photos on the UHCOP Flickr site.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, "The timing of flu is very unpredictable and can vary in different parts of the country and from season to season. Flu activity most commonly peaks in the U.S. between December and February. However, seasonal flu activity can begin as early as October and continue to occur as late as May."