Credit: Shutterstock You can get your flu shot while you get tested for the coronavirus. Starting Thursday, the Florida Department of Health in Lee County will offer flu and Hepatitis A vaccines at all walk-up testing sites. The flu shot is more important than ever this year because of the pandemic. Free walk-up COVID-19 testing throughout Lee County is planned during the month of September. Staff will have 300 tests available at each site for anyone 4 years of age or older. Testing is scheduled on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning at 9 a.m. and will continue, weather permitting, until 12:30 p.m. Children under 4 will be referred for testing to DOH-Lee. There is no fee for the test, and no appointment or doctor’s order is necessary. Parking is limited at some sites. These are not drive-thru sites; attendees are asked to walk up to the testing area. Locations on the schedule are at municipal parks, with Lee County EMS and Florida DOH-Lee staff conducting the tests and accompanying paperwork. Selected sites are spread throughout the county. Week 3 Tuesday, Sept. 15 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Charleston Park 2541 Charleston Park Drive Alva, FL 33920 Thursday, Sept. 17 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Yawkey Park 2291 Jackson Street Fort Myers, FL 33901 Week 4 Tuesday, Sept. 22 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Karl Drews Park 18412 Lee Road Fort Myers, FL 33967 Thursday, Sept. 24 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Veteran’s Park 55 Homestead Road South Lehigh Acres, FL 33936 Week 5 Tuesday, Sept. 29 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Kurt Donaldson Park 180 Hunter Blvd. Cape Coral, FL 33909 In Cape Coral, a walk-up site is planned for Friday, Sept. 18, at the Cape Coral Sports Complex. Free flu and Hepatitis A vaccines will also be available. Testing is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. will continue weather-permitting until 12:30 p.m. or until all available tests have been administered. The Cape Coral Sports Complex is located at 1410 Sports Blvd. Three hundred tests will be available for anyone 4 years of age or older. There is no fee for the test, and no appointment or doctor’s order is necessary. Children will be referred for testing to the Florida Department of Health in Lee County.