{"id":310046,"date":"2026-10-19T19:40:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T19:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/310046\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T19:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T19:40:15","slug":"jefferson-health-offers-free-drive-thru-flu-shots-in-the-lehigh-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/310046\/","title":{"rendered":"Jefferson Health Offers Free Drive-Thru Flu Shots in the Lehigh Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone planning to receive a flu shot at either drive-thru location is encouraged to review the vaccine information statement and complete a consent form in advance by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lvhn.org\/treatments\/influenza-flu-shots\" data-entity-type=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">our page about flu shots<\/a>.\u00a0Please 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<p>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<p>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<p>Additional clinic information, vaccination routes, and event updates are available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lvhn.org\/treatments\/influenza-flu-shots\" data-entity-type=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of the things I love most about these clinics is the opportunity to connect with people outside of a hospital or doctor&#8217;s office,&#8221; says Brenda Croll-Stachelek, RN, Director for Infection Control and Prevention, Jefferson Health\u2013Lehigh Valley Region. &#8220;Our team looks forward to this event every year because it&#8217;s a chance to meet people where they are, help them stay healthy, and make a positive impact in the community before flu season begins.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anyone planning to receive a flu shot at either drive-thru location is encouraged to review the vaccine information&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":310047,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-310046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310046","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=310046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310046\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/310047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=310046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=310046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}