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Eagle Pass

Texas Department of Health authorities will be in Eagle Pass today in order to offer the flu vaccine to whoever may want to receive it outside the Chamber of Commerce on Garrison Street. Sandra Martinez, Directress of the CoC, informed The News Gram that the TDoH requested office space in order to offer the vaccine to all citizens who wish to take advantage of the free service in a proactive measure to address the dreaded virus as flu epidemics have arisen across the country causing hundreds of deaths. During the winter months many cases of the virus have been reported in Texas, many more than last flu season, which has prompted for the department to take extreme measures in disseminating the vaccine. Most of these come at no cost if you have health insurance. If you do not have insurance, a voluntary $20 fee will be charged for the vaccine. The flu season in Texas runs from May through October, however it is still possible to contract the virus and fall victim to its horrible side effects such as headaches, chills, body aches, fever coughing and sneezing. Officials are asking for the general population to wash their hands frequently, and to cover their mouths and nose when sneezing and/or coughing to avoid spreading the virus. The vaccine is the best way for the human body to begin to create antibodies to help to fight the onset of the condition.