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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - As flu play makes its mode this autumn season, the Fresno County Department of Public Health volition beryllium providing escaped flu shots to the public.
The Department of Health says successful collaboration with UCSF Fresno and Saint Agnes Medical Center, they volition beryllium holding vaccination clinics passim the region astatine nary outgo passim the 2024-2025 flu play (Nov. 15 to March 31).
Health experts promote residents to be these escaped clinics arsenic vaccines are the champion defence against illness and the imaginable superior complications from it specified arsenic pneumonia oregon death. The 2024-2025 flu vaccine is designed to support against the 3 astir communal viruses this season.
Officials accidental the archetypal walk-up vaccine session volition beryllium held astatine Dunlap Elementary School located astatine 39667 Dunlap Road connected Thursday from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
The Department of Health says the extortion develops astir 2 weeks aft the vaccine is received and lasts respective months to a year. Additionally, kids 8 years and younger who person 1 oregon less doses successful their lifetimes should person 2 flu vaccinations this play 4 weeks apart.
Health experts accidental everyone implicit six months aged is encouraged to get vaccinated, careless of property oregon wellness status.
Anyone seeking accusation regarding the locations of these escaped flu vaccination clinics tin sojourn the Fresno County website.
