Free Public Flu Shot Clinic In Delaware County This Weekend

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — As flu season begins, officials in Delaware County are hosting free drive-thru public flu shot clinics soon.

A clinic will be held on Sunday, Oct. 16 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Delaware County Wellness Center, 125 Chester Ave., Yeadon.

Those looking to get flu shots should enter the parking lot via the MacDade Boulevard entrance for the flu clinic.

Flu shots will be available to all Delaware County residents, 3 years and older.

No insurance is required, and no appointments are necessary.

All residents are urged to get a flu shot.

The intensity and severity of flu seasons are difficult to predict, and the effectiveness of the flu vaccine is dependent on many variables.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found immunization reduces the risk of flu illness by 40-60 percent during seasons when most circulating flu viruses are well-matched to the flu vaccine.

Receiving a flu shot is the first and most important step in preventing the flu and decreasing the risk of severe flu-related illnesses. Each year, 200,000 people in the United States are hospitalized due to complications from the flu.

A second clinic will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at the Broomall Fire Company.

Only the Fluzone Quadrivalent Influenza vaccine will be used – high dose vaccines for residents 65 years of age and older will not be available.

Residents are asked to wear short sleeves to ensure that flu shots can be administered easily.

In the event of inclement weather, please be aware that the flu clinic may be canceled.

For more information or questions regarding the clinics please contact the Delaware County Health Department Wellness Line, available Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., by phone at 484-276 – 2100 or by email at DelcoWellness@co.delaware.pa.us.

Residents who are homebound but interested in flu vaccination are also encouraged to call the Delaware County Wellness Line.