Stamford To Host Flu Shot Drive-Through Clinic

STAMFORD, CT — The city will host a drive-through clinic this weekend to provide flu shots to residents while they remain in their vehicle.

The drive-through clinic will take place Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Stamford High School parking lot, located behind the building and adjacent to Hillandale Avenue. The entrance to the drive-through clinic will be on Fenway Street.

In an announcement, Mayor David Martin stressed the importance of residents getting a flu shot this year. (To sign up for Stamford breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

"It is especially important residents get a flu shot this year to avoid getting the flu and going to the hospital," Martin said in a statement. "Flu shots are available at our health clinic, your personal doctor's office or various pharmacies throughout the city. It only takes a minute and ensures you'll be protected from the flu this season."

According to Stamford Hospital's chair of infectious diseases, Michael Parry, getting a flu shot is especially important this year as the flu and the coronavirus, also referred to as COVID-19, have similar symptoms.

Typical flu symptoms include a fever, body aches, extreme tiredness and a dry cough, which generally differs from the common cold, according to city officials.

"Because influenza and COVID-19 present in very similar ways," Parry said in a statement, "it is more important than ever to get a flu shot this year to minimize the risk of getting both infections."

Further information about the drive-through clinic can be found here.