CVS HealthHUBs To Offer Flu Shots During Senior Days In September

TAMPA BAY, FL — CVS Pharmacy will host a series of Senior Days to give people over the age of 55 quick and easy access to the annual flu vaccine.

The Senior Days, which will take place every Thursday throughout the month of September, will be held at 20 CVS HealthHUB locations in the Tampa area. During Senior Days, patients will be greeted by pharmacy staff, have access to educational information and receive their vaccination from a dedicated immunizer.

Getting an annual flu shot, along with other important vaccines, such as COVID-19, shingles and pneumonia, if eligible, is important for avoiding illness and protecting the overall health of the community, especially for seniors who are at greater risk of developing severe flu-related illnesses.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that people over age 65 receive either the higher dose or adjuvanted flu vaccine, both of which help the body elicit a better immune response to the vaccine.

CVS Pharmacy is offering both the high-dose and adjuvanted flu vaccines this season and will have both types of vaccine available during the Senior Day events.

While patients can always schedule an immunization appointment ahead of time at CVS.com or via the CVS Pharmacy app, during Senior Days, patients over age 55 are able to simply walk in and request a flu vaccination.

The events, held Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, will take place at the CVS Pharmacy stores listed below:

• 8001 9th St. N, St. Petersburg
• 110 Bullard Parkway, Temple Terrace
• 1000 E Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs
• 2322 Land O' Lakes Blvd., Lutz
• 99 Magnolia Ave., Auburndale
• 35010 S Florida Ave., Lakeland
• 704 W Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Seffner
• 8905 Bryan Dairy Road, Largo
• 3501 54th Avenue S, St. Petersburg
• 5357 Ehrlich Road, Tampa
• 30387 U.S. 19 N, Clearwater
• 10925 State Road 54, New Port Richey
• 4120 Henderson Blvd., Tampa
• 611 S Howard Ave., Tampa
• 2175 Main St., Dunedin
• 8801 W Linebaugh Ave., Tampa
• 4302 Cortez Road W, Bradenton
• 6206 Commerce Palms Drive, Tampa
• 5905 U.S. 301 S, Riverview
• 1929 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Wesley Chapel

The CDC recommends that people get their flu vaccination early in the fall, before flu season begins, and ideally no later than the end of October.