State Health Benefits Program Launches 2022-23 Flu Shot Program

It’s the time of year for getting a flu shot to protect yourself and those you love. Flu shots are the best way to help prevent influenza, commonly known as flu. Although flu shots offer no guarantee against getting  sick, you can protect yourself from the risk of flu-related complications by getting a FREE flu shot at your local drug store or doctor’s office.  Benefits eligible employees may simply show a photo ID and a COVA Care, COVA HealthAware or COVA HDHP plan ID card to the participating pharmacist or provider to get flu shots at no cost for themselves and their covered family members.  Click on this spreadsheet to find the names of participating pharmacies.

Important tips:

• Be sure to get your flu shot from the participating pharmacy and not from a third party vendor who may be holding a clinic at the store.
• Check the link above for a list of local participating pharmacies and other providers.
• Kaiser Permanente HMO plan members have access to free flu shots at participating Kaiser medical centers – see flyer here.

Submitted by:
Charlotte Calobrisi, AVP of HR, CCalobrisi@nvcc.edu