Prevent and protect

Against sickness and disease

Getting sick isn't convenient. You don’t want to get sick if you don’t have to. And you want to protect your family members, too. Vaccination is a safe and effective way of protecting people against harmful diseases, before they come into contact with them.

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Immunization Schedules

View these recommended immunization schedules for children and adults from the CDC (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Our providers follow these immunization schedules.

Looking for more information about diseases and the vaccines that prevent them? The Minnesota Department of Health is also an excellent source for immunization information.

COVID-19 Vaccinations

We are currently offering the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (2024-2025 Formula):

  • During a provider appointment at any of our clinics in Glencoe, Lester Prairie, and Stewart
  • During a nurse-only appointment at our Glencoe Clinic on Tuesdays and Thursdays

To schedule, please call 320-864-7816.

The COVID-19 and influenza vaccine can be given at the same time per the CDC.

  • Everyone ages 6 months and older should get a 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccine.
  • The COVID-19 vaccine helps protect you from severe disease, hospitalization, and death.
  • It is especially important to get your 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccine if you are ages 65 and older, are at high risk for severe COVID-19, or have never received a COVID-19 vaccine.
  • Vaccine protection decreases over time, so it is important to stay up to date with your COVID-19 vaccine.
Flu Vaccinations

Anyone can benefit from getting a flu shot, even healthy adults. Not only will you be less likely to get sick, but you’ll prevent others from catching the flu from you. This is especially important if you live or work around others who are at high risk of serious complications from the flu – pregnant women, babies and young children, the elderly and people with chronic health problems.

We support the recommendation of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Everyone six months of age and older needs a flu vaccine, every year.

Appointments

We offer three options for getting your flu vaccine:

  1. Appointment at any of our clinics 
  2. Nurse Only Appointment at any of our clinics
  3. Drive-Thru Appointment in Glencoe

To schedule a flu vaccination, call 320-864-7816.

Flu Prevention

Adopting these healthy habits can help you prevent the spread of germs that cause seasonal flu and colds:

  • Get vaccinated. This is the single best way to prevent seasonal flu.
  • Avoid contact with people who are sick. When you are sick, keep your distance from others to protect them.
  • Stay home when you are sick. You will help prevent others from catching your illness.
  • Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. It may prevent those around you from getting sick.
  • Wash your hands often. This will protect you and others from germs.
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs are often spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose or mouth.
  • Practice other good health habits. Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids and eat nutritious foods.

To learn more about flu prevention, symptoms and treatment, visit cdc.gov/flu.

RSV Vaccinations

About RSV

Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is a common respiratory virus that infects the nose, throat, and lungs. RSV symptoms make it difficult to distinguish it from the common cold or other respiratory viruses (like the flu or COVID-19). RSV spreads in the fall and winter along with other respiratory viruses.

RSV can be serious for babies, some young children, and older adults.

There are two immunizations recommended to protect infants from severe RSV: a maternal RSV vaccine given during pregnancy or an RSV antibody given to infants after birth.

RSV vaccines are recommended for ALL adults ages 75 and older and adults ages 60 – 74 who are at INCREASED RISK for severe RSV.

Talk to your primary care provider to find out if you or your family should be vaccinated against RSV. To schedule an appointment, call 320-864-7816.

For more information about RSV vaccinations, visit the CDC website.

Shingles Vaccinations

About Shingles

Shingles is a painful rash illness. People get shingles when the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which causes chickenpox, reactivates in their bodies after they have already had chickenpox.

About the Shingrix Vaccine

The CDC recommends that healthy adults 50 years and older get two doses of the shingles vaccine called Shingrix (recombinant zoster vaccine), separated by 2 to 6 months, to prevent shingles and the complications from the disease.

Shingles vaccination is the only way to protect against shingles and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), the most common complication from shingles.

Talk to your primary care provider to find out if you or your family should be vaccinated against RSV. To schedule an appointment, call 320-864-7816.