A flu shot is a flu shot?

Flu shots are all created equal.   Meaning no matter who administers them the service is the same quality, same professionalism, same everything.    Unfortunately this is not the case.   

A flu shot seems like a simple service to deliver.   A nurse comes to a location, lines up participants and administers flu shots.  How hard can it be?   The facts are that all nurses are not as skilled in giving flu shots, organized and professional.

What surprises me often when some companies contact us about flu shot pricing is that they ask very little about quality.  They just want to know the price per flu shot.  They would gladly somehow think they are saving $1 on a $20 flu shot than even worry about the quality being less. 

Corporate Health Fairs and On site Health Screenings

Corporate health fairs, health screenings on site are most successful when part of comprehensive health promotion strategy.

Effective worksite health promotion programs begin with benchmarking and incorporate an evaluation system that measures process and outcome variables. Additional program elements include.

Common Program Elements:

1. Health Education
2. Supportive Environments
3. Integration
4. Linkage
5. Health Screening

Flu Vaccine 2008-09 3 New Strains

The upcoming flu season's flu vaccine contains three new strains not found in prior years. One of the three strains is currently in the southern hemisphere flu vaccine.

All three strains have not been replaced in any single year for approximately 20 years. This will affect the manufacturing and delivery of flu vaccine to provide flu shots in the U.S. The supply should meet the demand, but the delivery of the flu vaccine will be more spread out and later than in the previous two seasons.

Corporations planning to offer on site flu vaccinations should plan ahead and order flu shots and vaccinations as early as possible. Flu vaccine is ordered early to assure better delivery time frames for our clients.

Health Fairs of America/Vaccination Services of America orders vaccine well in advance to help insure timely delivery to our clients while also securing the best pricing. In addition, Health Fairs of America has a preferred priority relationship with the major suppliers to assure flu vaccine supply.