As ER Visits Spike, San Mateo Residents Urged To Get Flu Shots

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — San Mateo County health officials on Thursday urged all area residents older than 6 months to get the flu shot. The advisory was issued as those sick with seasonal influenza are flooding local ERs.

"San Mateo County Health System officials are urging everyone six months and older to get a flu vaccine," an alert from the county stated. "Local emergency rooms are reporting increased flu activity."

Officials said that even though we're already a few months into this flu season, it's not too late to get vaccinated.

“Getting the flu vaccine now is still the best way to protect yourself and your family," said David Chang, MD, San Mateo County Health System’s Interim Communicable Disease Controller.

Common symptoms of the flu include fever, sore throat, body aches, fatigue and a runny or stuff nose.

Here in San Mateo, you can get your flu shot your health care provider or at the following locations (data via vaccinefinder.org):

• Walgreens, 191 E 3rd Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401-4012, 650-342-2723
• Safeway, 1655 El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94402, 650-341-3305
• Passport Health San Mateo, 1777 Borel Place Suite 404, San Mateo, CA 94402, 650-372-5699
• CVS Pharmacy, 77 Bovet Road, San Mateo, CA 94402, 650-349-6303
• CVS Pharmacy, 872 North Delaware Street, San Mateo, CA 94401, 650-342-7448
• Rite Aid #5902, 666 Concar Drive, San Mateo, CA 94402, 650-573-8551
• Rite Aid #5903, 1320 West Hillsdale Blvd., San Mateo, CA 94403, 650-570-6094
• CVS Pharmacy, 124 De Anza Boulevard, San Mateo, CA 94402, 650-572-2514
• Walgreens, 4070 S El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94403-4537, 650-212-4600
• CVS Pharmacy, 4242 South El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94403, 650-573-5401
• CVS Pharmacy, 987 East Hillsdale Boulevard, San Mateo, CA 94404, 650-570-4693

Click here to search for other flu vaccination locations near you. VaccineFinder.org suggests you call ahead to confirm the locations are still in stock of the flu vaccine, as they can run out from time to time.

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