Health department, Children's Museum offering low-cost flu shots this October

The Marion County Health Department is offering a low-cost vaccination starting Friday. The flu shots are $20 for adults and children ages 2 and up.

INDIANAPOLIS — October is here, which means it's time to start scheduling your family's flu shots. 

The Marion County Health Department is offering a low-cost vaccination starting Friday. The flu shots are $20 for adults and children ages 2 and up.

Kids under 2 get their shot for free.

Here are the locations where the vaccinations will be offered:

Friday, Oct. 2
Marion County Public Health Department
South District Health Office
7551 S. Shelby St.
9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 7
Old Bethel Church
7995 E. 21st St.
9 a.m.-Noon

Sunday, Oct. 18
St. Gabriel Catholic Church
6000 W. 34th St.
9:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 22
Englewood Christian Church
57 N. Rural St.
4-6 p.m.

On Thursday (Oct. 1), the Children's Museum of Indianapolis is offering free flu shots for the first 500 people in line. The shots will be administered from 4-8 p.m. 

You do have to pay a $5 admission to get ino the museum, but children under the age of 2 get in for free. You will also need to buy tickets ahead of time on the museum's website.

The CDC recommends flu shots for everyone ages 6 months and older, but a third of parents say they may not get the vaccine for their kids this year.

Doctors say that's a bad idea, since we're still in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic and experts aren't sure how COVID-19 and the flu will mix.