Health & Fitness
Flu Vaccine Clinic Scheduled This Week In Andover
The town is operating a flu vaccine clinic this week for anyone 5 years or older.
ANDOVER, MA — A flu vaccine clinic is coming up in Andover. The town released the following statement on the clinic on Facebook:
Help protect yourself, your family, and your community by making a plan to get your flu shot!
A Community Flu Clinic for Andover residents will be held on Thursday, November 2, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Robb Center, 30 Whittier Court. The flu clinic is open to anyone 5 years of age and older.
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To make an appointment, visit: https://home.color.com/vaccine/register/andover
The Massachusetts Department of Public recommends annual influenza vaccination for everyone 6 months and older with any licensed, age-appropriate flu vaccine (IIV, RIV4, or LAIV4) with no preference expressed for any one vaccine over another.
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For people 65 years and older, the department noted that three flu vaccines are preferentially recommended: Fluzone High-Dose Quadrivalent vaccine, Flublok Quadrivalent recombinant flu vaccine, and Fluad Quadrivalent adjuvanted flu vaccine.
More information is available via the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
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