North Buncombe Flu shots now available


By Frank Graff Last year, the Centers for Dis-


ease Control recommended the timing for inf luenza shots be moved up by a month.


This


year, f lu shots are now available before Labor Day. Pharmacies are gearing up for an expected high demand for f lu shots after the federal Centers for Disease Control announced new guide- lines for who should get f lu shots and the creation of the all- in-one flu shot. “The CDC is recommending


everyone older than six months get a f lu shot,” says Judi Wagner, a Kerr Drug pharmacist in the


Weaverville store. “Because of the new guidelines and expected demand, we will have pharma- cists available for immuniza- tions during almost all operat- ing hours and no appointment will be needed. Patients can just walk in and get a flu shot.” In addition, the store, located


in the Ace Hardware shopping center on Weaver Boulevard, will host a f lu shot clinic from 3 pm to 6 pm on Sept. 20. Wagner advises calling the pharmacy or visiting the Web site at kerrdrug. com for more information. This is the first time the


CDC has recommended every- one older than six months get a f lu shot. Previously, the agency


Weaverville Market closes


By Matt Tate Weaverville Market and More,


the weekend flea market that has operated for more than a year on Monticello Road, closed recently for failing to comply with town or- dinances. Anthony Willis with Express


Real Estate said the market organiz- ers would have had to petition town council to revise the ordinances for


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the market to be in compliance, and then the council would have had to approve those changes. “Who knows if that would have


happened,” Willis said. Te lease for the land where the


market was held was turned back in, he added. Some of the market vendors will


be opening in the former home of Builder Express next to the market site because it is under a different zoning code.


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recommended shots for specific risk groups, such as the elderly and people with weakened im- mune systems. A CDC advisory committee approved the new guidelines, voting for “univer- sal” f lu vaccination in the U.S. to expand protection against the f lu to more people. The 2010-2011 f lu vaccine


will protect against the H1N1 f lu as well as two other seasonal f lu viruses- an inf luenza B and H3N2 virus. Typically about one in five people get the f lu ev- ery year, with most cases report- ed between January and March. Last f lu season, 110 million peo- ple got the seasonal f lu vaccine, with pharmacist-administered f lu shots representing 12 per- cent of all the vaccinations. Kerr Drug administered


42,000 f lu shots. Flu shots are covered by Medicare Part B and most commercial health insur- ance plans. Without insurance, Kerr Drug is charging $30. “The H1N1 f lu outbreak pro-


vided everyone a good educa- tion about healthy habits, such as washing hands, coughing or sneezing into your sleeve and the importance of f lu shots,” adds Wagner. “It’s important to not forget those lessons this year and build on them.” Other area pharmacies, such


as CVS, also have f lu shots available. Walmart in Weaver- ville will begin holding clinics later this month. There has not been a clinic announced for In- gles at either North Buncombe location, although the grocery chain’s clinics generally take place between mid-September and mid-November.


Wilderness


designation discussion


A discussion about obtain-


ing a wilderness designation for more than 2,000 acres of the Pisgah National Forest near Craggy Gardens will be held at 7 pm on Sept. 13 at the Big Ivy Community Center. Tis 2,380-acre tract of land


is without roads and has been a wilderness study area since 1984. Te center hopes to have for-


est officials discuss the proposal, and the public is welcomed to give feedback.


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