Flu shot clinics experience a slow start in PA

Dahl said the slightly lower numbers are nothing to be concerned about yet.

“It’s similar to last year and it might just be the timing since the first day of the clinic was Monday,” he said. “So there might have been people that were otherwise occupied that day not standing in line for a flu clinic instead of an election poll. That type of thing might have preoccupied people.”

The flu clinics are scheduled to continue until November with the last clinic taking place at the South Hill Mall on Nov. 24.

After that date Dahl said anyone that missed out can contact their public health office about getting their vaccine, however he does encourage people to get it early.

“We do encourage people to go early because that does help their immune system since it takes a couple of weeks for the vaccine to become fully effective. So the earlier you get it the earlier you become protected,” he said.

Last year, over 23,000 people in the region received their flu shot.

Flu clinics in Prince Albert are currently being held at the South Hill Mall on Oct. 24, Oct. 26 to 31, and Nov. 3, 10, 17, 21 and 24 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

There will also be a clinic on the third floor of City Hall on Nov. 2 from 12 to 4 p.m. and at the Gateway Mall (beside Propoganda) on Nov. 6 and 7, and Nov. 13 and 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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by paNOW Staff

Flu shot clinics experience a slow start in PA

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