Dear Friend —

Starting next week, our Health Department will begin offering free flu vaccines at clinics around the city. We are working to ensure that residents — regardless of healthcare coverage — are able to access vaccines and help keep themselves and our community healthy this flu season.

Clinics will be held at the following dates and locations. You can find more information on our website: here.

• El Dorado Park (2800 N. Studebaker Rd.)
  • Monday, Oct. 3, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• McBride Park (1550 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.)
  
  • Tuesday, Oct. 4, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Ramona Park (3301 E. 65th St.)
  
  • Monday, Oct. 10, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• MacArthur Park (1321 E. Anaheim St.)
  
  • Tuesday, Oct. 11, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Long Beach Senior Center (1150 E. 4th St.)
  
  • Thursday, Oct. 13, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Admiral Kidd Park (2125 Santa Fe Ave.)
  
  • Wednesday, Oct. 19, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Silverado Park (1545 W. 31st St.)
  
  • Thursday, Oct. 20, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Main Health Facility (2525 Grand Ave.)
  
  • Thursday, Oct. 20, 4 to 8 p.m.
    
    • Appointments will be available on MyTurn for this clinic.
    • Updated bivalent COVID-19 boosters will also be offered at this clinic.
• Houghton Park (6301 Myrtle Ave.)
  
  • Thursday, Oct. 27, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Bixby Park (130 Cherry Ave.)
  
  • Tuesday, Nov. 1, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Our Health Department highly recommends that everyone six months of age and older get the flu vaccine each year — especially if you or those close to you have health conditions that may increase the risk of serious complications from the flu.

Getting the flu vaccine decreases your risk of both contracting the flu and becoming severely ill if you do get the flu — and it makes you less susceptible to catching other respiratory viral illnesses such as COVID-19. Having more of our community vaccinated also helps alleviate potential burdens on our city's health care system.

Thank you and stay safe,

Mayor Robert Garcia