New Rochelle Mayor Gets Flu Shot At Stop & Shop

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson, received his flu shot from a Stop & Shop pharmacist at the New Rochelle Stop & Shop and called on residents of the city, which was the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak in March, to get their flu shots as early as possible this fall.

Although New Rochelle’s local infection rate has declined significantly since the spring, more than 3,200 people in New Rochelle have contracted COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

"It's important to get a flu shot every year, but even more so this year due to the convergence of both flu and coronavirus this fall," said Lina Boiano, Stop & Shop manager of pharmacy operations. “Reducing flu is going to be extremely important this year and Stop & Shop has worked to ensure that we have enough vaccinations available in all pharmacies to keep our communities safe this fall."

Bramson said getting a flu vaccine was the best way to keep yourself healthy, while also ensuring that the health care system has the capacity to treat those most in need.

“Having taken aggressive measures to confront COVID, New Rochelle understands the high stakes better than almost any community in America, so let’s once again act responsibly by getting ourselves vaccinated,” he said.

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