Bucks County Holding Free Flu Shot Clinic This Saturday

Need a flu shot? You can get a free one this weekend in Bucks County.

The Bucks County Department of Health will provide free seasonal flu vaccines during a clinic Saturday in Doylestown.

Bucks County residents 3 years and older are eligible to participate in the clinic, to be held between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Oct. 15 at 1282 Almshouse Rd, Doylestown. No appointments are necessary. Call the Department of Health for more information at 215-345-3318 or see this flyer for more details.

According to health experts, all people 6 months of age and older should get vaccinated against seasonal flu every year.

Children younger than 6 months are at high risk of serious flu illness but are too young to be vaccinated. People who care for them should be vaccinated instead. Vaccination is especially important for pregnant women and people with chronic diseases, experts say.

According to the CDC, approximately 200,000 people in the United States are hospitalized due to flu illness; and flu-related deaths range from 3,000 to 49,000 each year, averaging 24,000 over the last three decades.
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