125 Free Flu Shots Available
Approximately 125 free seasonal flu shots will be available at clinics for individuals with diabetes, and their family members who are age 18 and older and living in the same household, at the Center for Diabetes & Nutrition Education at 222 W. Washington St. in Bradford.
These vaccines are jointly offered by the Center for Diabetes, a department of Bradford Regional Medical Center, and Pennsylvania’s Department of Health. Seasonal flu vaccines by appointment only are offered at the Center for Diabetes at these four clinics: Friday, Oct. 23, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, Oct. 29 and 30, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; and Monday, Nov. 2, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. For an appointment, call the Center for Diabetes at 814-362-8717.
Additional clinics will be added if necessary.
“Anybody with a chronic disease such as diabetes is recommended to get a seasonal flu vaccine,” says Stacia Nolder, RN, CE, CPT, the program director for the Center for Diabetes. “For those with diabetes, getting a vaccine can reduce the occurrence of seasonal flu complications and also hospitalization.”
The seasonal flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death, Mrs. Nolder says.
On average in the U.S., more than 200,000 people are hospitalized every year because of the flu and 36,000 people die, according to officials from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Complications from seasonal flu can include bacterial pneumonia, ear infections, sinus infections, dehydration and worsening of chronic medical conditions such as congestive heart failure, asthma and diabetes.
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These vaccines are jointly offered by the Center for Diabetes, a department of Bradford Regional Medical Center, and Pennsylvania’s Department of Health. Seasonal flu vaccines by appointment only are offered at the Center for Diabetes at these four clinics: Friday, Oct. 23, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, Oct. 29 and 30, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; and Monday, Nov. 2, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. For an appointment, call the Center for Diabetes at 814-362-8717.
Additional clinics will be added if necessary.
“Anybody with a chronic disease such as diabetes is recommended to get a seasonal flu vaccine,” says Stacia Nolder, RN, CE, CPT, the program director for the Center for Diabetes. “For those with diabetes, getting a vaccine can reduce the occurrence of seasonal flu complications and also hospitalization.”
The seasonal flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death, Mrs. Nolder says.
On average in the U.S., more than 200,000 people are hospitalized every year because of the flu and 36,000 people die, according to officials from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Complications from seasonal flu can include bacterial pneumonia, ear infections, sinus infections, dehydration and worsening of chronic medical conditions such as congestive heart failure, asthma and diabetes.
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