Flu Vaccination Clinic
Upcoming Drive-up Influenza (Flu) Vaccination Clinic
Date: Saturday, October 26
Location: 241 Elm Street, Claremont, NH (Backside of Associates in Medicine & Adjacent to Urgent Care)
Time: 8am-1pm
For all ages 18+
No need to register in advance, there is no appointment necessary. Individuals may attend our drive up flu clinic, and register on-site during the event on a first come, first served basis.
You may also schedule an appointment with your primary care provider to get your influenza (flu) vaccine. If you do not have a primary care provider, you may also check with your local pharmacy for a flu vaccine or reach out to our primary care office to establish care with our team.
We will be offering the following vaccines at this clinic: Standard adult flu vaccine, egg free, and the senior dose for ages 65+. Please consult your primary care provider if you have any medical concerns or questions.
Please Note: When getting your flu shot, make sure you—and any others who will be getting a flu shot—are wearing clothing that can be easily rolled up to allow access to the very upper arm.
Frequently Asked Questions
The CDC recommends annual vaccination against influenza for all persons aged six months and older, including all adults.
Children between the ages of 6 months and 8 years should receive a second dose at least 4 weeks after their first vaccination.
Additional information about influenza vaccination is available on the CDC website.
The flu vaccine significantly reduces your risk of getting the flu and passing it on to your family and friends. Flu viruses change every year. The flu vaccine is updated to include current viruses from year to year. So get the flu vaccine every year to protect yourself and your friends and family.
It takes about 2 weeks after getting the flu vaccine for your body to produce antibodies to provide protection against the flu.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the flu vaccine for everyone older than six months of age. The only reason not to get the vaccine is if you have had a severe reaction to the flu vaccine in the past.
The flu vaccine contains dead or inactivated flu virus, and cannot cause infection, so it is impossible to get the flu from the vaccine. The vaccine works to prepare your body to fight off infection from the live virus. A person may get a fever and body aches after getting the flu vaccine, but this is most likely the immune system reacting to the vaccine or an unrelated viral infection.
According to the CDC, flu vaccination has important benefits. It can reduce flu illnesses, visits to doctor’s offices, and missed work and school due to flu, as well as make symptoms less severe and reduce flu-related hospitalizations and deaths in people who get vaccinated but still get sick.
- If you have had Guillain-Barre Syndrome (a severe paralyzing illness, also called GBS). Some people with a history of GBS, should not get a flu vaccine.
- If you have had a severe allergic reaction to a previous dose of any other flu vaccine.
- If you are not felling well, or if you have any other medical concerns.
Although not available at our drive-up vaccination clinic yet, this season’s COVID-19 vaccines will be available at select vaccination clinics at a later date, see dartmouth-health.org/flu OR www.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/covid19 for details, as well as available by appointment with your primary care provider (currently not in stock).
Most insurances cover an annual flu shot, but please reach out to your insurance provider for details. If you do not have insurance, there are options available to cover the cost.