Sacramento County Public Health urges everyone to prioritize getting the flu shot this flu season to protect you and your family from the deadly virus. Cases of influenza can show up as early as October and the flu season continues through May. From the end of September through December the
Sacramento County Immunization Assistance Program is hosting free Adult and Family Flu Clinics throughout the Sacramento area.
“Everyone in the community, who can get vaccinated, should get vaccinated. Vaccination is the best protection against the flu and is a preventable illness,” Sacramento County Public Health Officer Dr. Olivia Kasirye said. “As the number of vaccinated individuals in a community increases, it decreases the transmission of the flu virus to those who have not, or cannot be vaccinated resulting in fewer hospitalizations and deaths.”
“Those who cannot receive the vaccine, including infants under six months of age or those going through chemotherapy, rely on others being vaccinated to help protect them,” Kasirye said. “The earlier people get vaccinated, the better. It takes two weeks for the protective properties of the vaccine to take effect.”
Flu clinics are open to all who are over six months of age and are without medical contraindication to receive the vaccine. If you cannot attend a flu clinic, low-cost immunizations are also available
for those who qualify.
Location
| Date
| Time
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| Loaves & Fishes 1321 N. C Street #22 Sacramento, CA 95811
| Wednesday, Oct. 2
| 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
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| Hart Senior Center 915 27th Street Sacramento, CA 95816
| Tuesday, Oct. 8
| 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
|
| Mexican Consulate Natomas 2093 Arena Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95834
| Wednesday, Oct. 9
| 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
|
| Healthy Sacramento Day 819 19th Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
| Saturday, Oct. 12
| 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
|
| Bates Elementary – Courtland 180 Primasing Avenue Courtland, CA 95615
| Tuesday, Oct. 15
| 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
|
| Pannell Comm. Center 2450 Meadowview Road Sacramento, CA 95832
| Wednesday, Oct. 16
| 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
|
| California Care Force (Cal-Expo) 1600 Exposition Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95815
| Friday, Oct. 25 & Saturday, Oct. 26
| 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
|
| Church of Christ –Lemon Hill 4910 Lemon Hill Avenue Sacramento, CA 95824
| Saturday, Nov. 2
| 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
|
Rio Linda Comm. Center810 Oak Lane
Rio Linda, CA 95673
| Tuesday, Nov. 5
| 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
|
Mission Oaks Comm. Center 4701 Gibbons Drive Carmichael, CA 95608
| Wednesday, Nov. 6
| 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
|
| Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church 3407 Altos Avenue Sacramento, CA 95838
| Saturday, Nov. 9
| 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
|
| Robertson Comm. Center 3525 Norwood Avenue Sacramento, CA 95838
| Tuesday, Nov. 12
| 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
|
| Loaves and Fishes 1351 N. C Street #22
Sacramento, CA 95811
| Wednesday, Nov. 13
| 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
|
Healthy Sacramento Day
South Sacramento - TBD
| Saturday, Nov. 16
| 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
|
| Turkey Giveaway Luther Burbank HS 3500 Florin Road Sacramento, CA 95823
| Saturday, Nov. 23
| 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
|
| Galt Library 1000 Caroline Avenue Galt, CA 95632
| Tuesday, Dec. 10
| 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
|
Healthy Sacramento Day
North Sacramento - TBD
| Saturday, Dec. 14
| 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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