City Of Citrus Heights: Free Flu Shots At The Citrus Heights Community Center: Wednesday, October 6 From 10 A.M. To 1 P.M.

Press release from the City of Citrus Heights:

September 14, 2021

Sacramento County Public Health is hosting a free flu shot clinic at the Citrus Heights Community Center (6300 Fountain Square Drive) on Wednesday, October 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free flu vaccinations will be available on a walk-in basis to all those over six months of age without medical contraindications to the flu shot.

The free Citrus Heights flu shot clinic will be walk-in based. Here’s what you need to know:

• Please enter the Community Center through the main entrance (facing Fountain Square Drive)
• Social distancing and face masks will be required
• No identification is required, but there will be a consent form to sign
• Please come prepared by wearing clothing that enables easy access to the upper arm, (i.e. short sleeves, loose‐fitting sleeves or layering)

For questions, or to find out more about vaccination clinics in Sacramento County, contact the County Immunization Assistance Program at 916-875-7468.

Getting a flu vaccine this fall will help reduce your risk of flu, and also help conserve health care resources while our community works to lessen the impacts of COVID-19.

Influenza (also known as the flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by flu viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The flu is different from a cold. The flu comes on suddenly. People who have the flu often feel some or all of these symptoms:

•     Fever
•     Cough
•     Sore throat
•     Runny or stuffy nose
•     Muscle or body aches
•     Headaches
•     Fatigue (tiredness)
•     Vomiting and diarrhea

Most people who get the flu recover in a few days to less than two weeks, but some people will develop complications (such as pneumonia) as a result of the flu, some of which can be life-threatening and result in death. Learn More.

This press release was produced by the City of Citrus Heights. The views expressed here are the author’s own.