LVHN to Offer Free Drive-Thru Flu Shots in October

No registration required for vaccinations at LVH–Hecktown Oaks and Integrated Health Campus; food donations also will be accepted to support local food banks and shelters

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. (Sept. 2, 2025) — Flu season is right around the corner, and Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), part of Jefferson Health, will administer free influenza vaccinations for the 28th straight year for adults and children age 6 months and older during two drive-thru flu shot clinics in October. Vaccines will be administered at Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Hecktown Oaks in Lower Nazareth Township on Saturday, Oct. 11, and the Integrated Health Campus in Upper Macungie Township on Sunday, Oct. 12, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.

For the past 27 years, LVHN has administered nearly 215,000 free flu shots through its annual community influenza vaccination campaign.

“Every year, we treat people who become very ill from influenza. Many of them are not vaccinated. The annual flu vaccine significantly reduces your risk of getting seriously ill,” says Alex Benjamin, MD, Chief of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, LVHN. “Our annual shot clinic makes it easy and convenient for not just individuals, but entire families to get vaccinated in a matter of minutes from the convenience of their car. My message this fall is simple: get your flu shot and invite someone else you care about to get it too. That quick investment in your health could save a life.”

Anyone planning to get a flu shot at either drive-thru location is asked to review the vaccine information statement and fill out a consent form by visiting LVHN.org/flushot. Please bring a completed and signed consent form for each person receiving a flu shot. There will be consent forms available at the drive-thru sessions if you do not have access to a printer.

In addition to free vaccinations, LVHN is once again partnering with area food banks and shelters to accept donations of unexpired, nonperishable food items during each of the drive-thru sessions. While people are encouraged to support those in need, food donations are optional and not required to receive a shot. Those who choose to donate food are urged to check the expiration date and only bring items that have not expired and are nonperishable.

Volunteers also will be collecting other items to assist those in need in our community. These include things like diapers, personal hygiene products (e.g., toothbrushes), coffee pods and disinfectant wipes.

A standard dose of flu vaccine will be given to those 6 months to 64 years of age. Those 65 and older will be offered the high-dose vaccine for increased protection.

“We are incredibly proud of the many clinicians and staff who have volunteered for this invaluable community event,” says Brenda Croll-Stachelek, RN, Director for Infection Control and Prevention, LVHN. “Caring for our community doesn’t just happen within the walls of our hospitals, it happens through grassroots and proactive events like these.”

The vaccination routes for LVH–Hecktown Oaks and Integrated Health Campus are available at LVHN.org/flushot.

Those planning to receive a flu shot during LVHN’s October drive-thru vaccination clinics should wear loose-fitting clothing so the shot can be administered in the arm (or the leg for children under 2 years of age).

About Jefferson
Lehigh Valley Health Network is now proudly part of Jefferson Health. Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the Greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

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