Get your shot next Thursday at drive-through clinic
FLU CLINIC
2021 Flu Shot Clinic: Oct. 14 Sponsored by Optum
Optum’s drive-through clinic will be held in the Clubhouse 4 parking lot on Thursday, Oct. 14, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Here’s what you need to know:
• Bring a consent form filled out upon arrival to the flu clinic. Consent forms are available online at lwsb.com, on any Minibus, at the Health Care Center and at the Recreation Office in Building 5.
• Bring a GRF picture ID and insurance card to the clinic.
• Wear a short-sleeved or sleeveless shirt.
• Wear a face mask or covering.
• Come at the assigned time for your Mutual ( see chart, right).
• There will be traffic control to accommodate people in cars, and carts, as well as on scooters, bikes and foot.
• If your primary care doctor works at an Optum location, you can get your flu shot. There is no copay.
• If your primary care doctor does not work at an Optum location, then you can get your flu shot if you have Original Medicare and are not a Medicare Advantage patient. There is no copay.
• If you are a Medicare Advantage patient and your insurance card does not have Monarch Healthcare on it, you will have to pay $40 cash. Contact your doctor for information.
• People who have mobility issues can use the Access bus. To make an appointment, call (562) 431-6586, ext. 379.
• There will be an on-call bus available Oct. 14 for immediate passenger pickups from 7:45 a.m.4:15 p.m., but this service will be subject to delays of up to 30 minutes depending on demand. Call (562) 431-6586, ext. 379, for the on-call flu clinic bus on that Thursday ONLY. Minibus passengers are required to wear masks.
(see the yellow lines on the map). People on scooters, bikes, shuttles and golf carts, as well as pedestrians will get their shots at tables in front of Clubhouse 4 ( see the red lines on the map). People should exit onto Northwood Road once they receive their shots.
