Burns: Pa. Health Department offering free flu shots Feb. 5 in Johnstown, Feb. 6 in Ebensburg

Rep. Frank Burns    January 31, 2018 | 9:46 AM

EBENSBURG, Jan. 31 – Acutely aware that the potency of this year’s influenza strain has caused dozens of deaths statewide, state Rep. Frank Burns is reminding 72nd Legislative District residents of the upcoming availability of free flu shots in Ebensburg and Johnstown.

Burns said walk-ins are welcome when the Pennsylvania Department of Health administers the shots at these clinics:

  • Noon to 3 p.m. Feb. 5 at Central Park Complex, Cambria County Drug and Alcohol, 110 Franklin St., Johnstown; and

  • 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 6 at Young Peoples Community Center, 300 Prave St., Ebensburg.

“The Health Department has classified this year’s flu as ‘widespread,’ which means outbreaks have occurred in at least half of the regions of the state,” said Burns, D-Cambria. “From Oct. 1 through Jan. 12, department testing has confirmed 614 cases of influenza in Cambria County. So it makes sense to get a flu shot if you haven’t already done so.”

Burns said Pennsylvania has recorded at least 35,453 flu cases and 65 flu-related deaths thus far, and the number of cases has increased dramatically in the past few weeks.

Burns added that at the clinics, children’s immunization records are required, and questions should be referred to the Department of Health at (814) 248-3120.

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