News in brief

Senior citizens 60 years or older can receive a free flu shot at Hoag

Hospital’s annual drive-through shot clinic from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 11

at the hospital’s main campus.

People with chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, severe

anemia or other diseases that affect the immune system can also receive

free shots.

Last year, more than 3,000 people received the shot at the hospital

without leaving their car.

This year’s flu shot contains the strains A/Panama, A/New Caledonia

and A/Yamanashi to give residents immunity against types of flu likely to

occur in the United States this winter.

People allergic to eggs or those currently suffering from a cold, the

flu or fever should not get the shot.

For more information, call 1-800-514-4624.