{"id":301844,"date":"2026-10-07T20:24:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T20:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/301844\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T20:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T20:24:12","slug":"erie-county-health-department-to-host-boo-to-the-flu-event-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/301844\/","title":{"rendered":"Erie County Health Department to Host \u2018Boo to the Flu\u2019 Event | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Flu Vaccination\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full default\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>With flu season approaching, local health officials are encouraging residents to take steps now to protect themselves and their families from seasonal illnesses.<\/p>\n<p>The Erie County Department of Health will host its second annual \u201cBoo to the Flu\u201d event on October 7, offering flu vaccinations, updated COVID-19 vaccines, and free testing supplies to the community.<\/p>\n<p>The event will take place from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the department\u2019s offices at 606 West Second Street in Erie. No appointment is required.<\/p>\n<p>Flu shots will be available for people of all ages. Updated COVID-19 vaccines will also be offered to adults 65 and older, as well as individuals ages 12 to 64 who have certain medical conditions that increase their risk of severe illness.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to vaccinations, attendees can pick up free flu and COVID-19 test kits while supplies last.<\/p>\n<p>Health officials say annual vaccinations remain one of the most effective ways to reduce the risk of severe illness and help prevent the spread of respiratory viruses during the fall and winter months.<\/p>\n<p>The free event is designed to make it easier for Erie County residents to stay healthy as the colder months and flu season get underway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With flu season approaching, local health officials are encouraging residents to take steps now to protect themselves and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":301845,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[119922,84599,136,2292,138,137,28492,124208,124207],"class_list":["post-301844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-covid-19-vaccine","tag-disease-prevention","tag-erie","tag-erie-county-health-department","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news","tag-flu-shot","tag-free-testing","tag-public-health-event"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/301845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}