Danbury Offering Flu Shot Clinics

DANBURY, CT — The Danbury Health and Human Services department will be offering free and low-cost flu shots for the public this weekend and next week.

The free or low-cost vaccines will be available to anyone, even if they don’t have insurance. Medicare, Medicaid and Husky recipients will be covered. The clinics will also accept Aetna, Cigna, ConnectiCare and Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance.

The first clinic is set for 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Broadview Middle School. A second is scheduled for 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Rogers Park Middle School.

Prevention is still better than a cure, of course, and the HHS department hasoffered the following tips for keeping ahead of the bug:

• Try to avoid coming in close contact with others who are sick
• People with the flu may be able to infect others by shedding virus from 1 day before getting sick to 5 to 7 days after.
• Wash your hands frequently with warm water and soap for at least 20 seconds
• Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer if hand washing is not an option
• Avoid touching your mouth, nose, and eyes as germs spread this way
• Clean surfaces and object that could possibly get flu germs on them (Wipe your mobile phone down)

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