Inova Flu Services

Stopping the Flu Starts with You Get Your Flu Vaccination!

Medical experts agree that the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones from the flu is with a flu shot. That is why since 1992, Inova offers numerous in-hospital and regional flu clinics for the convenience of you and your family. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) encourage everyone 6 months and older to get an annual flu shot.

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Inova is pleased to offer the public influenza vaccinations to children ages 6 months and older at convenient Inova facilities including its hospitals and urgent care locations. Adults of all ages may also receive their flu vaccinations at these sites.

Seasonal Flu shot offerings include:

Standard dose quadrivalent flu shot – approved for ages 6 months of age and up
High-dose flu shots – approved for ages 65+

Flu shots for Inova Team Members and their family members on Inova insurance plans are covered. Flu shots are also covered by Medicare Part B. Self-pay pricing may vary between hospital-based clinics and Inova Urgent Care locations.

Inova Team members will abide by all current CDC and Safe@Inova guidelines. Participants are required to wear a face mask and will have their temperature checked. Immunizations provided at hospital flu clinics require participants to also complete a symptom questionnaire before receiving a flu shot.

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Make it convenient for your employees to get their flu shots and help them stay healthy throughout the flu season, take advantage of advance registration for your own clinic.

Cost and Details

Worksite flu vaccinations are $34 per person, with a 30-participant minimum (see registration form for minimum requirements)
Only hand-selected, highly qualified Inova-employed nurses provide flu shots
Cost includes clinic setup, cleanup, participant consent forms, educational handouts, promotional materials and removal of all hazardous waste

Your company may purchase Fight the Flu certificates for employees to use at any Inova public clinic location or Urgent Care Location.

For companies with multiple locations, certificates eliminate the need to gather employees in one location to hold a work-site clinic.
Smaller companies who cannot meet their participation requirement for an on-site clinic may purchase certificates to offer the flu shot benefit to their employees.
Employees may receive the vaccination at numerous locations throughout the Northern Virginia area at their own convenience.

Flu Shot Certificates

Purchase Fight the Flu certificates for employees to use at any Inova public clinic location or Inova Urgent Care Location.

Eliminates the need to gather employees in one location to hold a work-site clinic.
Allows smaller companies who cannot meet their participation requirements for an on-site clinic to offer the flu shots to their employees.
Allows employees to conveniently choose from numerous Inova locations throughout the Northern Virginia.

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For years, Inova has partnered with Northern Virginia employers, church and community groups to bring flu shot clinics directly to you.

Inova is the region's reliable and trusted source for flu shots. Since 1992, Inova has immunized hundreds of thousands of Northern Virginia and DC metro area residents. We want you to stay healthy and protected during the ongoing flu season. It's part of our commitment to help keep our communities healthy.

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Why Choose Inova?

Quality Counts

All Immunization RN's, new and returning, attend a re-orientation and refresher course at the beginning of every flu season. Our nurses are highly skilled and are re-trained annually on the most up to date practices published by the CDC and Virginia Department of Health.

Service Counts

From the moment you schedule a clinic or arrive at one, our staff and volunteers are ready to assist you every step of the way. We provide educational and promotional materials and schedule a time to best suit your needs. We provide a copy of your consent form on the spot so that you have information to take home about potential side effects and a receipt to submit to your insurance company for reimbursement. We value our extremely-satisfied clients, many of whom return year after year, and appreciate their compliments and gratitude.

Convenience Counts

We offer clinic locations where you work or where you live. With over 1,000 Inova-sponsored clinics each year, we can meet your needs. Regular clinics from September through December are held at each of our Inova hospitals and Urgent Care Centers. Clinics are also held at convenient community locations such as libraries, recreation centers and church halls.

Kids Count

Inova's hospital-based clinics are an easy and convenient way for your children to receive an annual flu shot. Unlike most commercial flu shot clinics, Inova's hospital clinics make it easy for your entire family to receive a flu shot. (Infants must be at least six months old to receive the vaccine.)

"Our nurse was totally prepared and had a great soothing technique. (We had a lot of people who were scared.) It was also a bonus that she spoke Spanish."

"The friendliness and the competence of the staff are the best ambassadors for this program."