KAFB enters flu shot season

Flu shots are now available for the active duty members, children under six and retirees older than 65, at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. The flu vaccine assists in keeping people from getting the flu or lessening the severity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kimberly Nagle)

From left, a member of the 377th Medical Group administers an influenza vaccination to U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher J. King, 377th Air Base Wing vice commander, at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 1, 2019. The flu shot is required annually by all service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kimberly Nagle)

From left, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mircho Plaza, 377th Medical Group Allergy and Immunology technician, gives U.S. Air Force Col. David S. Miller, 377th Air Base Wing commander, his influenza vaccination at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 1, 2019. The flu shot is now available to active duty service members, who are required annually to receive the vaccine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kimberly Nagle)