Flu Shots: Where To Get Them In Larkspur, Corte Madera

LARKSPUR-CORTE MADERA, CA — With the 2019-2020 flu season just around the corner, now is the time to know where flu shots are available in Larkspur and Corte Madera.

National pharmacy chains such as Walgreens, CVS and Rite Aid are popular places to receive a shot, but many communities have local clinics that also offer the service for free.

Here are some of the places you can get a flu shot in Larkspur and Corte Madera and elsewhere in Marin County:

• Rite Aid: 431 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera, CA 94925

• CVS: 330 Bon Air Shopping Center, Greenbrae, CA 94904

• One Medical Group: 350 Bon Air Center, Suite 200, Greenbrae, CA 94939

• Marin Community Clinics - Larkspur Clinic: 5 Bon Air Road, Larkspur, CA 94939

• CVS: 759 E Blithedale Ave., Mill Valley, CA 94941

• Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy: 230 East Blithedale, Mill Valley, CA 94941

• Rite Aid: 701 East Blithedale Ave., Mill Valley, CA 94941

• Safeway: 1 Camino Alto, Mill Valley, CA 94941

• Safeway: 800 Redwood Highway Frontage Road, Suite 110, Mill Valley, CA 94941

• Walgreens: 227 Shoreline Highway, Mill Valley, CA 94941

• CVS: 880 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo, CA 94960

• Costco Pharmacy: 300 Vintage Way, Novato, CA 94945

• CVS: 1707 Grant Ave., Novato, CA 94945

• CVS: 2035 Novato Blvd., Novato, CA 94947

• CVS in Target: 200 Vintage Way, Novato, CA 94945

• Marin Community Clinics - Novato Clinic: 6100 Redwood Blvd., Novato, CA 94945

• Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy: 7514 Redwood Blvd., Suite 104, Novato, CA 94945

• Rite Aid: 910 Diablo Ave., Novato, CA 94947

• Safeway: 5720 Nave Drive, Novato, CA 94949

• Walgreens: 820 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo, CA 94960

• CVS: 442 Las Gallinas Ave., San Rafael, CA 94903

• CVS: 909 Grand St., San Rafael, CA 94901

• CVS in Target: 125 Shoreline Parkway, San Rafael, CA 94901

• Marin Community Clinics - Campus Clinic: 3260 Kerner Blvd., San Rafael, CA 94901

• Marin Community Clinics - San Rafael Clinic: 3110 Kerner Blvd., San Rafael, CA 94901

• Passport Health San Rafael: 28 Mitchell Blvd., San Rafael, CA 94903

• Planned Parenthood Northern California - San Rafael Health Center: 2 H St., San Rafael, CA 94901

• Rite Aid: 471 3rd St., San Rafael, CA 94901

• Rite Aid: 1500 Northgate Mall, San Rafael, CA 94903

• Safeway: 350 Northgate One, San Rafael, CA 94903

• Walgreens: 155 Northgate One, San Rafael, CA 94903 3417

• Walgreens: 830 3rd St., San Rafael, CA 94901 3302

• CVS: 150 Donahue St., Sausalito, CA 94965

• CVS in Target: 180 Donahue St., Sausalito, CA 94965

• CVS: 1599 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon, CA 94920

While there isn’t an official start or end to flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend people get vaccinated by the end of October.

The agency also has a special message for younger kids: “Children 6 months through 8 years of age who need 2 doses should receive their first dose as soon as possible after the vaccine becomes available to allow the second dose to be received by the end of October,” according to the CDC’s official page.

Influenza, commonly called “the flu,” is a highly contagious respiratory disease that can lead to serious illness, hospitalization or even death.

Typical flu symptoms include fever, dry cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, headache, muscle aches and extreme fatigue.

The CDC estimates that 48 million people were hit by the flu in the United States in 2017-2018. The disease accounted for a staggering 959,000 hospitalizations, and 79,400 deaths during that time frame.

To minimize your risk of contracting the flu, follow these three simple steps:

1. Get a flu vaccine. It’s the best way to fight the flu!
2. Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, and wash your hands often.
3. Take flu antiviral drugs if your doctor prescribes them. If you get the flu, antiviral drugs can be used to treat your illness.