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Live Healthy: Disease & Prevention

Overview

COVID-19

With COVID-19 levels rising in San Mateo County and the region County Health recommends being up to date with vaccines, staying at home if you are sick, testing if you have symptoms, and to consider wearing a mask. If you do get sick with COVID-19 talk to your health care provider about treatment.

Overview

STD/HIV Clinics and Testing

The San Mateo County STD/HIV Program works to prevent STD/HIV infection and care for individuals and families affected by HIV in San Mateo County. The Program provides comprehensive, community-based prevention and testing services, STD/HIV related health care, social services, advocacy, and referrals to community agencies providing drug treatment, housing, food, dental care and other services.

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Influenza (flu)

County Health is urging everyone over the age of 6 months to get a flu shot to protect themselves and their loved ones. The best way to reduce your risk from seasonal flu and its potentially serious complications is to get vaccinated every year. The flu shot and COVID-19 vaccine can be administered at the same time.

Older adults, pregnant women, young adults, children, and people with other underlying health conditions are most at risk of getting the flu, but everyone six months and older should get vaccinated.

It takes two weeks after being immunized to be fully protected, so it’s best not to delay getting a shot.

You can get flu shots from:

  • Your primary health care provider
  • Retail pharmacies and stores, with information and appointments available on MyTurn 

Flu symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, a runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches and fatigue. There are other viruses that can cause these symptoms, but a high fever and bad cough usually indicate flu.

Vaccine Clinics for Uninsured Residents

No-cost flu and COVID-19 vaccines for uninsured and under-insured residents are available from County Health’s local community partners. No appointments, insurance or ID are needed. Times are subject to change.

Daly City Daly City Health Center, 380 90th St., First Floor  
Flu: Ages 2 years and older, No COVID vaccine  
Friday, Oct. 18
3:30 PM – 7:00 PM 
Daly City Daly City Church of the Nazarene, 1595 Edgeworth Ave. Flu: Ages 3 years and older, COVID for uninsured adults only, 19 years and older Sunday, Oct. 20 11:00 AM  – 3:00 PM 
Daly City United Methodist Church, 1474 Southgate Ave.  
Flu: Ages 3 years and older, COVID for uninsured adults only, 19 years and older
Sunday, Oct. 27 
12:00 – 2:00 PM
Daly City Crocker Masonic Lodge #212, 17 Hillside St, 
Flu: Ages 3 years and older, COVID for uninsured adults only, 19 years and older
Saturday, Nov. 9 
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM 
East Palo Alto Ravenswood Family Health Network, 1885 Bay Rd. 
Flu: Ages 3 years and older; No COVID vaccine 
Closed Nov. 28 – Nov. 30; Wed: Drive Thru; Sat: Walk In 
Oct. 6 to Dec. 7 
Saturdays: 9:00 – 11:00 AM
Wednesdays: 8:30 – 11:30 AM
East Palo Alto WPC Community Engagement Office, 2041 Euclid Ave. Flu: Ages 2 years and older, COVID: ages 12 and older Saturday, Oct. 12 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
East Palo Alto East Palo Alto Senior Center, 560 Bell St.   
Flu: Ages 2 years and older, COVID: Ages 12 years and older  
Saturday, Oct. 19 
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM  
Half Moon Bay Abundant Grace Coastside Worker, 515 Kelly Ave. 
Flu: Ages 2 years and older, COVID: Ages 12 years and older 
Wednesday, Oct. 9 
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM 
Half Moon Bay Half Moon Bay Library, 620 Correas Street   
Flu: Ages 2 years and older, COVID: Ages 12 years and older 
Saturday, Oct. 12 
11:30 AM – 2:00 PM 
Redwood City Sana Sana Health Fair, Boys and Girls Club, 1109 Hilton St. 
Flu: Ages years and older, COVID: Ages 12 years and older. Glucose and BP screenings available 
Saturday, Oct. 26 
12:30 PM – 3:00 PM 
San Bruno First Fil-Am United Church of Christ, 461 Linden Ave.  
Flu: Ages 3 years and older, COVID for uninsured adults only, ages 19 and older
Sunday, Oct. 13 
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM 
San Bruno Saint Bruno Catholic Church, 555 San Bruno Ave. West  
Flu: Ages 3 years and older, COVID for uninsured adults only, ages 19 and older
Sunday, Nov. 3 
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM 
San Mateo San Mateo Global Lions Free Clinic, 19 W. 39th Avenue, Suite 5   
Flu: Ages 2 years and older, COVID: Ages 12 years and older 
Oct. 6, 12, 19, 26 & Nov 2, 10, 16 
Saturdays: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM 
Sundays: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM 
South San Francisco St. Augustine Catholic Church, 3700 Callan Blvd. 
Flu: Ages 3 years and older, COVID for uninsured adults only, ages 19 and older
Sunday, Nov. 10 
8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Overview

Viral Hepatitis

The word “hepatitis” means inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis is most often caused by a virus.  In the US, the most common types of viral hepatitis are Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C.

Viral hepatitis is the leading cause of liver cancer and the most common reason for liver transplantation. An estimated 4.4 million Americans are living with chronic (lifelong) hepatitis. Most do not know they are infected.

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Lyme Disease & Tick Testing

The incidence of Lyme Disease in San Mateo County is very low.

There were 24 reported cases from 1991 to 1999, ranging from 1 to 4 cases each year. Compare this number to over 9,000 to 16,000 nationwide cases reported each year during the same time period.

The microorganism that causes Lyme Disease (Borrelia burgdorferi) is not common among ticks in San Mateo County. Young ticks, or nymphs, are more likely than adults to be infected; the nymphs often clear the infection by the time they reach adulthood. 

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Mpox information and guidance

MPOX

San Mateo County Health urges at-risk individuals to protect themselves against the mpox virus. County Health strongly encourages vaccination for those populations likely to be most impacted as mpox increases in the Bay Area.