SHREVEPORT, La. — Local families are encouraged to keep their children’s immunization records up to date by visiting the Shots for Tots program at Willis Knighton.
As the ArkLaTex prepares to return to school this fall, families can bring their children to a mobile unit at Willis Knighton to receive required vaccinations without an appointment or fee. Immunizations will be available from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. throughout August at the health system’s four main hospital locations. Parents are asked to bring their children’s shot records.
The schedule and locations include:
- Monday through Wednesday near the emergency room at Willis Knighton Pierremont, 8001 Youree Drive
- Aug. 10-12 past the emergency room at Willis Knighton North, 2600 Greenwood Road
- Aug. 17-19 in front of the Willis Knighton Fitness Center at Willis Knighton South, 2510 W. Bert Kouns Industrial Loop
- Aug. 24-26 under the billboard at Willis Knighton Bossier, 2400 Hospital Drive in Bossier City
The health system provides the program as a community service using vaccines from the federally funded Vaccines for Children program. These routine shots follow recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and protect against more than a dozen diseases, including hepatitis A and B, flu, RSV and HPV…