Be prepared for the flu season by receiving your free flu shot. The County of San Bernardino, Department of Public Health, Preparedness and Response Program is encouraging residents to get their flu shot and discover their local Point Of Dispensing (POD) site. A POD site is a location where the community would go to receive medication and or vaccinations during a public health emergency, such as pandemic influenza or bioterrorism.
The Preparedness and Response program will be offering FREE Flu shots to residents while exercising management of community POD sites. The free flu shot clinics are designed as a learning environment for the Department to exercise plans and procedures for a local pandemic influenza response. The goal of the exercise is to test the Department’s mass distribution of prophylaxis and vaccinations to county residents as a response to a bioterrorism attack, an outbreak or pandemic influenza, such as the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic.
County residents are encouraged to start planning and preparing for an emergency by using these three simple steps: Know Your Part, Learn Where to Go, and Learn Where to Find Information.
- Know Your Part: Be informed about emergencies that could happen in your community and prepare for them by knowing about your community Point Of Dispensing (POD) site.
- Learn Where To Go: Know where your nearest community POD site will be to receive medications or vaccinations.
- Learn Where To Find Information: Identify sources of information in your community that will be helpful before, during and after an emergency.
For more information on public health emergencies or to see the FREE Flu shot clinic schedule, visit the County of San Bernardino, Department of Public Health, Preparedness and Response Program website at www.sbcounty.gov/prp or call 909-252-4406.
Wonderful. You provide notification of Flu-Shot AFTER the program has occurred. What mindless person is in charge of this? PLEASEC ADVISE
We have clinics tomorrow, Thursday, and next Friday. http://www.sbcounty.gov/prp
Anything for Highland? Anywhere around Highland?
The closest one to Highland will on November 22 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Yucaipa Senior Center, 12202 First Street, in Yucaipa. http://www.sbcounty.gov/uploads/dph/publichealth/documents/MVC-Schedule.pdf
Will the Yucaipa location be considered the POD for Highland?
At the moment, the Yucaipa location is the closest POD to Highland. However, the county is working on agreements that would open locations in Highland and San Bernardino.
Thanks!
The County had a clinic scheduled in Yucaipa for tomorrow, but it has been canceled. We are working to reschedule another one closer to your area in the East Valley. In the meantime, the next San Bernardino Public Health Clinic closest to you in Highland will be held at 799 E Rialto Ave San Bernardino CA 92415 on December 13th from 5pm to 7pm.
Will there be a flu shot clinic in 29 Palms?
Hi Linda, we don’t have a flu shot clinic planned in Twentynine Palms as of yet. However, there are other flu clinics planned around the County. For more information contact the Preparedness & Response Program at 909-252-4406 for the clinics closest to you and the dates they will be held. A list of flu shot clinics can be found here: http://www.sbcounty.gov/uploads/dph/publichealth/documents/2014-Flu-Clinic-Locations.pdf
ANY free flu shots for seniors 50-65 in 91739.. Rancho or Fontana area and also for children 10 years old
Information on free flu immunizations can be found here, http://www.sbcounty.gov/DPH/PublicHealth/viewer/attachment.ashx?ID=b1d7ad66-b5a4-47f6-8a8f-a696f3d955f7. The two remaining free clinics will be held in San Bernardino and Colton. The county Health Center in Ontario is accepting walk-ins for flu shots. The cost is $10, but it might be covered by insurance. Clinic information and appointments can be found here, http://www.sbcounty.gov/dph/publichealth/ph_divisions/public_health_clinics/public_health_clinics.asp.