长滩市10月连办10场免费流感疫苗诊所 6个月以上都能打、29日免下车大场收官
呼吸道病毒季来临之前，长滩市卫生与公共服务局将在全市连办一系列社区诊所，免费为市民接种流感疫苗。
全市共安排 10 场接种活动，持续至 10 月 29 日。首场已于周四在麦克阿瑟公园剧场中心（MacArthur Park Theater Center）举行。6 个月及以上所有人都有资格免费接种。
剩余场次安排如下：
—— 10 月 13 日（周二）上午 9:30 至中午 12:30，El Dorado Park 西区青少年中心，2800 N. Studebaker Road；
—— 10 月 14 日（周三）下午 1:30 至 4:30，Bixby Park，130 Cherry Ave.；
—— 10 月 15 日（周四）上午 10 点至下午 1 点，长滩老人中心，1150 E. Fourth St.；
—— 10 月 20 日（周二）下午 1:30 至 4:30，Admiral Kidd Park，2125 Santa Fe Ave.；
—— 10 月 21 日（周三）上午 10 点至下午 1 点，Silverado Park 社区中心，1545 W. 31st St.；
—— 10 月 22 日（周四）下午 3 点至 6 点，Michelle Obama 图书馆，5870 Atlantic Ave.；
—— 10 月 27 日（周二）下午 3 点至 6 点，Harte 图书馆，1595 W. Willow St.；
—— 10 月 28 日（周三）下午 3 点至 6 点，Burnett 图书馆，560 E. Hill St.；
—— 10 月 29 日（周四）下午 3 点至 7 点，主卫生机构，2525 Grand Ave.。
10 月 29 日这场名为「Say Boo 2 Flu」的活动是本季全市最大的一场，采用免下车接种方式，6 个月及以上者坐在车里就能打针。
所有场次都不需要预约；行动不便或有特殊需求、搭乘公共交通前来的市民，可提前提出接种便利安排。
市长 Rex Richardson 呼吁市民尽早接种：「别让流感成为万圣节最吓人的东西……接种疫苗是保护自己和身边人免受流感侵扰的最好方式之一。」
长滩市卫生局支持加州公共卫生局与西海岸健康联盟针对 2026-27 呼吸道病毒季的免疫建议，涵盖流感、新冠与呼吸道合胞病毒（RSV）疫苗。建议重点保护重症高风险人群，包括儿童、老年人、孕妇，以及与高风险人群同住或共事的人。
警惕是有理由的：据市政府数据，2025-26 呼吸道病毒季长滩市报告了约 2500 例实验室确诊流感病例和 8 例流感相关死亡。
市卫生官 Cliff Okada 医生说：「即使疫苗不能防住所有流感感染，也能显著降低病情严重程度和住院、死亡的可能性。」他还提醒市民勤洗手、生病时居家休息。
对华人家庭来说，这些诊所是流感季高峰到来前保护孩子和家中老人的免费又方便的选择。市民可登录 longbeach.gov/flu 查询场次更新，或致电市免疫诊所 562-570-7912。
来源：长滩市卫生与公共服务局（经 MyNewsLA 报道）。
Long Beach Offers Free Flu Shots at 10 October Clinics for Ages 6 Months and Up, Drive-Through Finale on Oct. 29
Long Beach is offering free flu shots at a series of community clinics across the city throughout October, ahead of the respiratory virus season.
The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services has scheduled 10 vaccination events running through Oct. 29. The first clinic was held Thursday at the MacArthur Park Theater Center. People 6 months and older are eligible to receive a flu vaccine at any of the events.
The remaining clinic schedule:
— Tuesday, Oct. 13, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., El Dorado Park West Teen Center, 2800 N. Studebaker Road;
— Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., Bixby Park, 130 Cherry Ave.;
— Thursday, Oct. 15, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Long Beach Senior Center, 1150 E. Fourth St.;
— Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., Admiral Kidd Park, 2125 Santa Fe Ave.;
— Wednesday, Oct. 21, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Silverado Park Community Center, 1545 W. 31st St.;
— Thursday, Oct. 22, 3 to 6 p.m., Michelle Obama Library, 5870 Atlantic Ave.;
— Tuesday, Oct. 27, 3 to 6 p.m., Harte Library, 1595 W. Willow St.;
— Wednesday, Oct. 28, 3 to 6 p.m., Burnett Library, 560 E. Hill St.; and
— Thursday, Oct. 29, 3 to 7 p.m., Main Health Facility, 2525 Grand Ave.
The Oct. 29 event, called "Say Boo 2 Flu," will be the city's largest flu vaccination clinic of the season, offering drive-through vaccinations so people 6 months and older can get a flu shot without leaving their vehicles.
No appointments are required at any of the clinics, and accommodations for people with access and functional needs and those arriving by public transportation are available upon request.
Mayor Rex Richardson encouraged residents to get vaccinated early: "Don't let the flu be the scariest part of the Halloween season... Getting vaccinated is one of the best ways to protect yourself and those around you from the flu."
The Health Department supports the California Department of Public Health and West Coast Health Alliance immunization recommendations for flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus for the 2026-27 respiratory virus season. The recommendations emphasize protecting people at higher risk of serious illness, including children, older adults, people who are pregnant, and those who live or work with people at higher risk.
The urgency is real: during the 2025-26 respiratory virus season, about 2,500 laboratory-confirmed flu cases and eight flu-related deaths were reported in Long Beach, according to the city.
"Even if the vaccine doesn't prevent all flu infections, it can significantly reduce the severity of illness and the likelihood of hospitalization or death," City Health Officer Dr. Cliff Okada said. He also urged residents to practice healthy habits such as washing hands and staying home when sick.
For Chinese-American families, the clinics are a convenient and free option to protect children and elderly relatives before the flu season peaks. Residents can check for updates to the clinic schedule at longbeach.gov/flu or call the city's Immunization Clinic at 562-570-7912.
Source: City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services, via MyNewsLA.
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