Today begins the 2020-2021 influenza vaccination campaign through which the Mexican Consulate in San Diego will be applying the vaccine free of charge. This last Friday will be the first date in a schedule from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The next day of this month will be Tuesday, December 22nd of next week with longer hours: from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. After this day, the campaign will continue until January 5, 2021. Click here for more dates and times.

Among the organizations that have partnered with the Consulate to make this possible are San Diego County and Champions for Health. For more information, the institution has provided the contact information for Cecilia Guzmán, Health Window Coordinator: (619) 308-9964 and cecilia@alianzafronteriza.org

Vaccines are recommended at this time because it is possible to get coronavirus and also seasonal flu and this could lead to serious health problems, especially if you have any comorbidities such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity.

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