{"id":57804,"date":"2017-10-25T12:47:38","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T12:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=57804"},"modified":"2017-10-25T12:47:38","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T12:47:38","slug":"dept-of-health-distributing-free-insulin-to-uninsured-and-under-insured-today-tetanus-shots-also-available-free-of-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=57804","title":{"rendered":"Dept. Of Health Distributing Free Insulin To Uninsured And Under-Insured Today; Tetanus Shots Also Available Free Of Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Health will be distributing insulin to the uninsured and under-insured at the Charles Harwood Complex, located on St. Croix at 10:00 a.m. this morning, D.O.H. has announced. Distribution will end at 3:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Patients are asked to bring their medicine bottle or prescription and a picture form of identification. The types of insulin that will be offered include: Basaglar, Humalog Mix 75\/25, Lantus, Levemir, Novolog, Toujeo, Tresiba, Trulicit, Alfrezza, Humalog 50\/50, Novolin N, Novolin R, Novolog, Humulin N, Humulin R, Humulin 70\/30 and Humalog<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Flu season is here again, and free Flu and Tetanus shots will also be offered today at the Charles Harwood facility to everyone age 3 and over. Parental consent is required for anyone under the age of 18. Flu shots are important for you and anyone around you. Seasonal flu vaccines are designed to protect against infection and illness caused by the three or four influenza viruses.<\/p>\n<p>As an aside, it is also important to get a tetanus booster shot after certain injuries. Usually, the bacterial toxins enter the body through a break in the skin caused by an object contaminated with tetanus. For example wounds, skin burns, crush injuries etc. Individuals 11 years old and up can receive the vaccination. Parental consent is required for anyone under the age of 18.<\/p>\n<p>For more information call 340-690-4633.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Health will be distributing insulin to the uninsured and under-insured at the Charles Harwood Complex, located on St. Croix at 10:00 a.m. this morning, D.O.H. has announced. Distribution will end at 3:00 p.m. Patients are asked to bring their medicine bottle or prescription and a picture form of identification. The types of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":57604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[628],"tags":[7527],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dept. Of Health Distributing Free Insulin To Uninsured And Under-Insured Today; Tetanus Shots Also Available Free Of Charge - V.I. 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