a. Health care workers
b. Household contacts of persons at high risk for complications from the flu
c. Household contacts and out-of-home caregivers of children less than 6 months of age (these children are too young to be vaccinated)
Information about stores offering the flu vaccine can be found at www.safeway/flu or by contacting a Safeway pharmacy. Medicare Part B participants will receive the flu shots at no charge.
In addition to providing seasonal flu vaccines, Safeway is working with state, local and federal health authorities to obtain a supply of the vaccine to combat against the H1N1 Swine Flu virus. The vaccine is expected to be available in the United States in late October.
Safeway also offers full-service adult and adolescent immunization services for the prevention of shingles, tetanus, hepatitis, pneumococcal, meningococcal and more. Safeway owns and operates stores under the Safeway, Vons, Dominick ™s, Genuardi ™s, Carrs, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Pak n Save and Pavilions banners.
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