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San Francisco · 2026-10-07

Mission pharmacy turns away flu shot seekers as supplies lag

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Free shots for uninsured San Franciscans are available by appointment at the AITC Immunization & Travel Clinic, 27 Van Ness Avenue.

Publisher preview: It’s flu season. SF vaccinations are off to a slow start
Source article image · The San Francisco Standard

Mission Wellness Pharmacy has been turning away people seeking flu shots because it hadn't received its supplies as of Friday, which a staffer who declined to be named called "very abnormal." The independent pharmacy specializes in customers with HIV who are immunocompromised, and it has also seen patients who couldn't get shots at their doctor's office.

The front desk is telling people to try chain pharmacies such as Walgreens or CVS. San Francisco pharmacies and doctors report giving fewer flu shots so far than at this point last year.

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