The Allentown Health Bureau is offering free flu shots every Monday through Friday at Alliance Hall at 245 N Sixth St., Allentown.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays.

No appointment is necessary.

Individuals must be masked, and are asked to wear short sleeved shirts.

Flu shots are available outside those hours by calling for an appointment at 610-437-7760 (choose zero).

Flu and COVID-19 are both contagious respiratory illnesses but are caused by different viruses.

There are different vaccines for flu and COVID-19.

According to the CDC, a person’s immune protection from vaccination declines over time, so an annual vaccination is needed to get the “optimal” or best protection against the flu.

Flu vaccines cannot cause flu illness. Flu vaccines given with a needle (i.e., flu shots) are made with either inactivated (killed) viruses, or with only a single protein from the flu virus.

LOWHILL

Church selling sandwiches

Christ’s Church at Lowhill, 4695 Lowhill Church Road, New Tripoli, is having a R&K subs, hoagie and pretzel sandwich sale.

Hoagies include Italian, ham, turkey and roast beef. Whole grain roll hoagies are available in turkey and all cheese. Pretzel sandwiches include Italian, ham, turkey, roast beef, sweet Lebanon bologna, all cheese, chicken salad, egg salad, and tuna salad.

To order, call Anna by Nov. 7 at 610-868-0928.

Pickup at church from 4-5 p.m. Nov. 17.