COUNTY AGAINST COSTA, Calif. – Starting Thursday, Contra Costa County will offer loose flu shots to citizens being monitored at a COVID-19 control site.
The county will host seven immunization clinics in October, providing loose flu vaccines in Richmond, Concord, Antioch, San Ramon and Brentwood.
Everyone can come regardless of insurance policy or immigration status, and flu shots are not included in public workplace assessments. People do not want quotes, IDs, or social security numbers, however they must wear a mask and be at least six months old.
Getting the flu shot has never been more important, Contra Costa’s fitness service said Wednesday in a press.
“We need it to be as simple as possible for other people to get away with the flu this year,” Dr Chris Farnitano, Contra Costa County Health Officer, said in the press release. “Offering [the] flu vaccine at COVID control sites will allow others to remove two things from their to-do list at once. “
The announcement comes when many public fitness actors have sounded the alarm about a so-called twindemic due to a imaginable double outbreak of influenza and COVID-19 cases.
The flu season in the Bay Area has an end that will peak in January or February, however, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that others be emphed by the end of October.
Influenza vaccines are obtained before flu season because it takes others about two weeks after vaccination to expand antibodies, according to the CDC, but getting vaccinated too soon can reduce effectiveness later in flu season.
Flu symptoms are similar to COVID-19 symptoms and may come with congestion, cough and fever, the county said. Lately there is no vaccine for COVID-19 and the citizens of Contra Costa are encouraged to get a loose check if they expand those symptoms. flu season.
See a list of Contra Costa’s COVID-19 sites here.
Free flu vaccination clinics will be held in October in the following areas:
Antioch
Monday, October 12, 11 a. m. to 3 p. m. : Park Middle School (1 Spartan Way); wheel site
Brentwood
Monday, October 5, a. m. a. 3 p. m. : Old River Elementary School (31 Learning Lane)
Concorde
Wednesday, October 14, nine a. m. to noon: Monument Crisis Center (1ninenine0 Market St. )
Saturday, October 24, 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. : Loma Vista Adult Center (1266 San Carlos Avenue); wheel site
Richmond
Thursday, October 8, a. m. at 3 p. m. : Shields Reid Community Center (1410 Kelsey Street)
Sunday, October 18, noon to p. m. : Northern California Tibetan Association (5200 Dalai Lama Ave. )
San Ramon
Friday, October 30, 1 p. m. a p. m. : Alcosta Senior
Learn more about loose flu clinics here.
This article was originally published in the Patch of El Cerrito.