Shore Physicians Group will offer a drive-up flu shot clinic on Saturday, Oct. 14, from 8 a.m. to noon at SPG’s Surgical Division parking lot, located at 649 Shore Road in Somers Point.
The flu shot clinic is open to patients age 18 and older. Drive-thru vehicles may have a maximum of four patients per vehicle and each patient must have a scheduled appointment.
Appointments are available by calling 609-365-6200. You do not need to be a current patient of Shore Physicians Group to participate in the flu shot clinic. For walk-up participants, an appointment is not necessary.
Shore Physicians Group is also offering the flu shot at each of its Primary Care offices, which are located in Margate, Marmora, Mays Landing, Northfield, Ocean City and Somers Point.
The CDC recommends that everyone age six months and up, with rare exceptions, receive the seasonal flu vaccine. The CDC estimates that from Oct. 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023, there were 27-54 million flu illnesses, 12-26 million flu medical visits, 300,000-650,000 flu hospitalizations and 19,000-58,000 flu deaths.
