Berks Seniors

It’s the Flu Season Again!

The flu is a contagious disease that is caused by a virus and attacks the respiratory system. The best way to avoid the flu is to prevent getting it by getting the flu vaccine.

Below is a list of flu immunization clinics, provided by the Berks Visiting Nurse Association, at the following Berks County Senior Citizens Council’s senior center sites:

Senior Center Influenza Clinics – ‘07

Tuesday, October 16th BCSCC West Center 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Brenner Bldg.
Wernersville State Hospital, Wernersville

Thursday, October 18th BCSCC Reading Center 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
40 N. Ninth St., Reading

Friday, October 19th Southeastern Center 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
201 E. Main St., Birdsboro

Monday, October 22nd Northeastern Center 10:00 a.m. – Noon
240 W. Walnut St., Kutztown

Friday, October 26th Mifflin Center 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Grace Lutheran Church
30 Liberty St., Shillington

Tuesday, November 6th Muhlenberg Center 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
1009 Elizabeth Ave., Laureldale

Friday, November 9th Providence House 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
800 Court St., Reading

Tuesday, November 13th Blue Mountain Center 9:00 a.m. – Noon
61 N. Third St, Hamburg

You must present your Medicare Card & all other secondary insurance cards at the time of the clinic to determine proper method of payment. If you have Medicare Part B, the Berks Visiting Nurse Association will forward the cost to them. Otherwise, the cost for the flu vaccination is $25. (The fee for the pneumonia vaccination is $45).


Berks County Senior Citizens Council, Inc.
40 North Ninth Street
Reading, PA 19601
(610) 374-3195
berkssrs@bcscc.org