Low-Cost Flu Shots Offered at Drug and Grocery Stores
With flu season on the way, Orange County residents can get low-cost vaccine through Nov. 16 at most Lucky and Sav-On Drugs stores in the county.
Funds raised from the $10 charge for the shot will be shared by the Visiting Nurses Assn., a nonprofit group, and the private health-care provider Mollen Clinics, said Judie Decker, spokesperson for American Stores Co.
The shots help prevent influenza, which kills more than 20,000 people a year and makes millions sick, Decker said.
The national Centers for Disease Control have predicted that 20% of the country’s population is at risk of developing the flu each season, causing the economy to lose $3 billion to $5 billion.
Pharmacists recommend that anyone over the age of 65 or with chronic lung or cardiovascular disorders be immunized against the virus. Students, health-care workers and those in institutional settings are also vulnerable.
Dates and times for the shots are available by calling local Lucky and Sav-On Drug stores.
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