Flu Epidemic Increases - Free Flu Shots at Skippack Pharmacy

This year, flu activity in Pennsylvania has been classified as “widespread,” per state officials with 1,246 reported cases of flu in Montgomery County alone. This does not account for any unreported flu cases and is the highest number of cases in a county in Eastern Pennsylvania.

The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) recommends that “an annual seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to help protect against the flu. Vaccination has been shown to have many benefits including reducing the risk of flu illnesses, hospitalizations and even the risk of flu-related death in children.” Although the CDC recommends people to get their flu shots by the end of October, Montgomery County Flu Data has estimated that the flu has peaked into February.

It is still not too late to get the vaccine and fight the flu. While the cash price of a vaccine can vary anywhere from $20-$65 at your local pharmacy, newly reopened, Skippack Pharmacy, a staple of Montgomery County since 1968 has responded to the urgent need by offering free flu shots to all residents older than 9 years of age in Montgomery County who have not received a flu shot yet. Through this charitable initiative, Skippack Pharmacy hopes to create an even healthier Montgomery County as the flu shots can increase “community immunity” by helping to vaccinate more people and decreasing everyone’s chance of exposure to the disease.

A slight pinch of the arm does not have to result in a pinch of your wallet and anyone wishing to get a flu shot will not have a co-pay or cost - $0, no fine print. The pharmacy is requesting that all Medicare beneficiaries and patients with health insurance bring their insurance cards with them to be registered into the system to receive the flu shot.

Get your flu shot for free at Skippack Pharmacy, 4118 W Skippack Pike, Schwenksville, PA 19473 --- no appointments necessary; store hours: Monday to Friday 8AM-7PM, Saturday 9AM-3PM, Sunday 10AM-2PM.

Call: 610-584-6979 or text: 267-766-0076 for additional details or stop in at Skippack Pharmacy and speak to a health guide or pharmacist.