Health & Fitness
Town Of Wilmington Flu Vaccine Clinic Scheduled For This Week
The second of the town's two vaccine clinics is coming up for all residents 5 years or older.
WILMINGTON, MA — The Wilmington Health Department will hold a flu vaccine clinic at Town Hall at 121 Glen Road from 3 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1.
Appointments are available for residents 5 and up. Registration is required.
More information is available via the Town of Wilmington.
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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.
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.
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More information is available via the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
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