The flu may have passed you by this holiday season, but if you haven't had a flu shot yet, you are at risk.

After a slow start, the number of flu cases in the Pittsburgh area has started to rise and is now approaching moderate to high levels. According to the Allegheny County Health Department, as of Dec. 4, there were 30 confirmed cases of the flu in Allegheny County, with the actual number predicted to be three to four times higher, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette reported. 

Last flu season, the number of cases in Pennsylvania reached its highest level in the last week of December and first week of January. This year, Pennsylvania has already hit last year's peak.  

Flu shots are available in the Pine-Richland area at many locations, including:

• Rite Aid, 4155 Ewalt Road, Gibsonia
• Target Pharmacy, 550 Grandview Crossing Drive, Gibsonia
• CVS, 11240 Perry Highway, Route 19, Wexford
• Rite Aid, 10554 Perry Highway, Route 19, Wexford
  

To find more flu shot locations in the Gibsonia area, click on this link. For the Wexford area, click here.

The Allegheny County Health Department  also offers flu shots at its walk-in clinic at 3441 Forbes Avenue in Oakland.

No Appointment necessary:
• Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 9:00a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Wednesdays, 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The Health Department’s walk-in clinic provides flu shots as a covered benefit to people with Medicare Part B who are not in an HMO and may get vaccine from any Medicare-approved provider. 

The charge is $25 for others, including Medicare Part B subscribers in an HMO who are restricted to getting flu shots as a covered benefit only from their primary care provider.

Do you know of other places to get a flu shot? Tell us about them in the comments section.

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