Free flu and COVID-19 vaccination clinic Friday in Fresno – KMPH Fox 26

Free flu and COVID-19 vaccination clinic Friday in Fresno

by Stephen Hawkins

FILE - A pharmacist injects a patient with a booster dosage of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Lawrence, Mass., on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. U.S. regulators have authorized updated COVID-19 boosters, the first to directly target today's most common omicron strain. The move on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2022, by the Food and Drug Administration tweaks the recipe of shots made by Pfizer and rival Moderna that already have saved millions of lives. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26)

Cultiva La Salud in partnership with UCSF Fresno as a medical provider is holding a Flu and COVID-19 vaccination clinic aimed at uninsured and underinsured people on Friday in downtown Fresno.

The clinic will be held at Bethany Church, located at 2305 Stanislaus Street at M Street from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention influenza-related hospitalizations were 20% higher among Latinos compared to white adults.

Families are encouraged to receive the flu shot, and the Moderna and Pfizer updated COVID-19 vaccines at no cost.

Children six months and older will obtain the Pfizer vaccine authorized by the CDC and FDA.

Individuals six years and older vaccinated with the updated COVID-19 vaccine will get a $ 25 gift card and children six months to five years old getting the updated COVID-19 vaccine will get a $ 50 gift card while supplies last.

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