Published October 08. 2026 08:13AM<\/p>\n
Jefferson Health is helping communities across its Lehigh Valley region prepare for flu season by offering free influenza vaccinations through its annual community campaign. Building on a tradition spanning nearly three decades, the initiative provides opportunities for thousands of families to protect themselves against seasonal influenza.<\/p>\n
Drive-through flu shot clinics<\/p>\n
This year, Jefferson Health will administer free influenza vaccinations for adults and children age 6 months and older during two drive-through flu shot clinics:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Nov. 7, at Dorney Park, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Nov. 8, at Lehigh Valley Hospital \u2014 Hecktown Oaks, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
Now in its 28th year, more than 240,000 free flu shots have been administered.<\/p>\n
Anyone planning to receive a flu shot at either drive-through location is encouraged to review the vaccine information statement and complete a consent form in advance by visiting https:\/\/www.lvhn.org\/treatments\/influenza-flu-shots. Bring a completed and signed consent form for each person receiving a flu shot. Consent forms also will be available on-site for those who do not have access to a printer.<\/p>\n
A standard-dose influenza vaccine will be administered to individuals ages 6 months through 64 years. Those age 65 and older will be offered a high-dose vaccine designed to provide enhanced protection.<\/p>\n
Individuals planning to receive a flu shot should wear loose-fitting clothing so the vaccine can be administered in the upper arm, or in the leg for children younger than 2 years of age.<\/p>\n
Additional clinic information, vaccination routes, and event updates are available at https:\/\/www.lvhn.org\/treatments\/influenza-flu-shots.<\/p>\n
In addition to providing free vaccinations, Jefferson Health will once again collect donations of unexpired, nonperishable food items during both drive-through clinics. Items including diapers, hygiene products, coffee pods, and disinfectant wipes are also accepted. While donations are appreciated, they are entirely optional and not required to receive a flu shot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published October 08. 2026 08:13AM Jefferson Health is helping communities across its Lehigh Valley region prepare for flu…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302365,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120],"class_list":["post-302364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-allentown","tag-allentown","tag-allentown-headlines","tag-allentown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302364","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=302364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/302365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}