The fall and winter is cold and flu season. The CDC recommends the seasonal flu shot and the H1N1 strain flu shot as the best way to prevent getting the flu. The seasonal flu shot and the H1N1 shots are separate, so people will need to get both to get the best chance of not getting sick. The swine flu shot is not as readily available as the seasonal flu shot yet, and it is being recommended that populations at risk receive the H1N1 vaccine before the general public.
Many stores and businesses offer flu shot clinics where people can walk in and, for a low price, get a flu shot or swine flu shot. The times are often on the weekends or in the evenings, so that people working full-time can still get a shot. Some companies even offer flu shot to their employees. Here is a list of resources for people in Albany County, New York, who are interested in receiving a flu shot, or finding out more information about the flu.
Supermarket Flu Shot Clinics
The two main chain supermarkets in the Capital District are offering flu shot clinics. Price Chopper stores in the area have flu shot clinics ranging from October 12 to November 14. Shots are $30. Appointments are accepted and walk-ins are also accepted as space provides. Hannaford stores offer clinics from October 2 to October 22 in New York. Pneumonia shots are also offered. Flu shots are $30 and pneumonia shots are $45. Contact your local store for specific times and availability.
Target and Wal-mart Flu Shots
Many national big-box stores also hold flu shot clinics. Target stores in the Capital Region offer flu shot clinics to people nine years or older. Each store has two separate clinic dates in October and early November. Wal-mart has partnered with Mollen Immunization Clinics to offer flu shot clinics at stores in Albany County. Almost all the Wal-mart flu clinics run from 11am-3pm on various days.
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
Several local pharmacies offer flu shots as well. CVS /pharmacy stores are offering a $100 coupon book when customers get a flu shot there. Like Target, CVS only vaccinates people nine years old and above. Most Rite-Aid pharmacies in the Capital Region offer flu shot clinics, and some will give flu shots by appointment. Rite-Aid's flu shots are also provided by the Mollen Immunization Clinics.
Albany County Department of Health
The Albany County Department of Health also offers flu shots. Due to a delay in the shipment of the vaccines, clinics have not been scheduled yet. For more information, please visit the Department of Health website. The website also has phone numbers to call for flu information, as well as information about the H1N1, or swine flu, outbreak.
Allison Russo - Allison Russo holds a B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Most recently she ...
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