As ER Visits Spike, SSF Residents Urged To Get Flu Shots

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — San Mateo County health officials on Thursday urged all area residents older than 6 months to get the flu shot. The advisory was issued as those sick with seasonal influenza are flooding local ERs.

"San Mateo County Health System officials are urging everyone six months and older to get a flu vaccine," an alert from the county stated. "Local emergency rooms are reporting increased flu activity."

Officials said that even though we're already a few months into this flu season, it's not too late to get vaccinated.

“Getting the flu vaccine now is still the best way to protect yourself and your family," said David Chang, MD, San Mateo County Health System’s Interim Communicable Disease Controller.

Common symptoms of the flu include fever, sore throat, body aches, fatigue and a runny or stuff nose.

Here in South San Francisco, you can get your flu shot your health care provider or at the following locations (data via vaccinefinder.org):

• U.S. HealthWorks - South San Francisco, 192 Beacon Street, South San Francisco, CA 94080 650-589-6500
• Walgreens, 2238 Westborough Blvd, South San Francisco, CA 94080 650-873-0551

Click here to search for other flu vaccination locations near you. VaccineFinder.org suggests you call ahead to confirm the locations are still in stock of the flu vaccine, as they can run out from time to time.

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