The Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club will be holding its annual “drive thru” free Flu & Covid Vaccine Clinic from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 19. The club is located at 901 Haverford Avenue.
The vaccines will be administered by Pharmacy 986 in collaboration with the Los Angeles Department of Public Health.
The Centers for Disease Control have recommended the updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines and the updated 2024-2025 flu vaccines to protect against severe illness this winter.
The flu season is expected to be similar to last fall and the trivalent flu vaccine is targeting the FluA (H1N1 and H3N2) strains and a FluB strain.
As far as the best time to get vaccinated for the flu, the Mayo Clinic’s Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse says ideally in September or October.
“We recommend getting the vaccine before the end of October, since we tend to see cases of influenza increase in November, December, January. You want to make sure that you’re protected going into that time of increased influenza circulation,” Rajapakse said.
The vaccines are free for members in the community, and will include infant, regular and senior doses while supplies last. Doctors say it is safe to receive COVID-19 and flu vaccines at the same visit.
Data continues to show the importance of vaccination to protect against severe outcomes of COVID-19 and flu, including hospitalization and death. In 2023, more than 916,300 people were hospitalized due to COVID-19 and more than 75,500 people died from COVID-19. During the 2023-2024 flu season, more than 44,900 people are estimated to have died from flu complications.
Thank You Sue! Hope to see you at the drive-thru 😊🙏