Essentia Health will be offering flu shots without an appointment at the First Street Building on the downtown Duluth campus, 420 E. First St. The flu booths will be open Oct. 8-12 and Oct. 15-19. Hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. The booths will also be open on Saturday, Oct. 13, from 9 a.m. to noon.

The Essentia Health-Lakewalk Clinic and neighborhood clinics in Hermantown, Lakeside, Proctor and West Duluth will have the same flu shot hours during the next two weeks, but won’t be open on Oct. 13. For the schedule of regional flu clinics, you can go to www.EssentiaHealth.org.

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