Health Department & PSR Partner to Provide Free Flu Shots to Seniors

In partnership with the Piedmont Health District/Virginia Department of Health, Piedmont Senior Resources Area Agency on Aging (PSR) will offer free flu shots to seniors age 60 and over living in Amelia, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Nottoway, Lunenburg and Prince Edward Counties. 

Health Department professionals will be on hand in late September and early October offering the flu shots at PSR’s eight Friendship Cafes starting at 10 a.m. each day (locations and dates noted below) while supplies last.

There is no need to call or make an appointment, nor do you need to bring any paperwork or information with you, though it is advisable to always have proper identification with you.

“We see this partnership with the Health Department as an awesome way to prevent illnesses in one of the most vulnerable and susceptible populations, who could face life-changing results if diagnosed with the flu,” said PSR Chief Executive Officer Justine A. Young. “We thank David Martin for his willingness to assist us in our common goal of keeping members of our community healthy.”

According to the Center for Disease Control, which advises seniors obtain a flu shot, “it has been recognized for many years that people 65 years and older are at greater risk of serious complications from the flu compared with young, healthy adults because human immune defenses become weaker with age ... So influenza is often quite serious for people 65 and older.”

“All you have to do to qualify for a free flu shot is be age 60 or over and show up at one of our eight Friendship Cafes on the assigned dates. It’s as simple as that,” said Nutrition and Transportation Director Thomas “Jordan” Miles III. 

For more information, call PSR at 434-767-5588.

Locations and dates for flu shots for seniors
All times are 10 a.m.
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Sept. 18 - Buckingham & Lunenburg Counties
Mount Olive Baptist Church (Buckingham)
16091 N. James Madison Hwy
(P.O. Box 307)
Dillwyn, VA  23936

Lunenburg Senior Center (Lunenburg)
1121 Tidewater Ave
Victoria, VA  23974

Sept. 19 – Nottoway
Crewe Community Center
200 W. Tennessee Ave
Crewe, VA  23930

Sept. 20 - Charlotte County
Blue Stone Harmony Ctr
635 Bluestone Rd
Keysville, VA  23947

Sept. 21 - Cumberland County
Payne Memorial Methodist Church
1 Stoney Point Rd
Cumberland, VA  23040

Sept. 27 - Amelia County
Amelia County Veterans Center
16440 Five Forks Road
Amelia Court House, VA 23002

Oct. 1 - Prince Edward (SCOPE)
SCOPE
505 Griffin Blvd
Farmville, VA  23901

Sept. 26 – Crossroads (Prospect)
Crossroad Senior Citizen Ctr 
2966 Sulphur Spring Rd
Prospect, VA  23960