Stater Bros. Supermarkets Helps Customers Fight the Flu

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Stater Bros. Supermarkets are helping customers stay healthy and well by once again offering seasonal flu vaccines.  The vaccination period will start September 1st and run through October 23rd at all 167 Stater Bros. Supermarket locations.  For a location near you please visit www.staterbros.com.

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Participating Stater Bros. Supermarkets will be providing flu vaccination clinics in partnership with Mollen Immunization Clinics during scheduled days and times in September and October.  Licensed nurses will administer the vaccines to those ages 4 and up, and the vaccinations will be given as long as supplies last.

Mollen Immunization Clinics is an approved Medicare part B provider, so eligible customers should bring their Medicare ID cards to the clinic, and they may be eligible to receive the vaccination with no out-of-pocket expense.

"Stater Bros. remains committed to the health and well-being of our valued customers," stated Jack H. Brown, Stater Bros. Chairman and CEO.  "Stater Bros. has a long-standing history of providing low prices and giving back to the communities it serves.  Now with our network of pharmaceutical health care professionals, we're also proud to be able provide our valued customers with access to high quality, affordable preventive health care."

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highly recommend getting vaccinated.  Flu vaccines are updated annually to combat the most current influenza strains affecting the population.  In addition, this year's flu shot has been formulated to provide protection against the H1N1 Swine Flu virus.

To further assist our customers, Stater Bros. offers a $4 Generic Prescription Program with over 300 commonly prescribed medications as well as a Free Antibiotic Program that offers a 14-day supply of selected antibiotics, including refills, at no charge to anyone with or without health insurance coverage who presents a prescription.

Stater Bros. was founded in 1936 in Yucaipa, California, and has grown steadily through the years to become the largest privately owned Supermarket Chain in Southern California and the largest private employer in both San Bernardino County and Riverside County, with annual sales in 2009 of $3.77 billion.  The Company currently operates 167 Supermarkets, and there are over 19,000 members of the Stater Bros. Supermarket Family.  Last year, Stater Bros. donated more than $14 million in support of nonprofit organizations in the communities it serves and is the proud recipient of the "2010 Community Service Award" from America's Supermarket Industry.

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