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Protein Sciences Corporation, founded in 1983, is a privately held vaccine company with headquarters in Meriden, Connecticut. PSC's mission is to save lives and improve health.

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Protein Sciences & CT Food Bank Partner to Offer Flublok� Influenza Vaccine to Those In Need

November 30, 2015

Protein Sciences and the Connecticut Food Bank will coordinate a pilot program to offer Flublok vaccinations at food distributions during this holiday season. The pilot will pair the Connecticut Food Bank Mobile Pantry and Protein Sciences' Healthy Choices FastVax mobile flu vaccination clinic at community food distribution sites. The Connecticut Food Bank Mobile Pantry visits communities where there are transportation barriers and limited resources that make it difficult for low-income people to get the food they need. Protein Sciences earlier this year launched its Healthy Choices FastVax in collaboration with Hunter's Ambulance, Health Med Urgent Care, Health Mart Pharmacies and others. Putting the two services together in one location will help people get nutritious food and get Flublok vaccination at no cost. The first event will take place on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 10am at the Community Baptist Church at 143 Shelton Avenue in New Haven.

"Many of the same barriers that prevent people from getting the food they need also prevent access to healthcare," said Manon Cox, President and CEO of Protein Sciences. "We launched Healthy Choices FastVax to meet this need and promote health and wellbeing in our communities. This partnership with the Connecticut Food Bank Mobile Pantry is a natural extension and we hope will serve as a precedent for innovative ways to increase flu vaccination rates. The Food Bank is our new neighbor on Research Parkway and we are thrilled to work with them on this important public health initiative."

Connecticut Food Bank Interim CEO Paul O'Leary said the partnership supports good health and good nutrition in multiple ways. "Working with partners like Protein Sciences, we bring other resources to fight against hunger along with the nutritious food we provide at our Mobile Pantry sites," O;Leary said. "Together we can help the people we serve reduce their risk of getting the flu and reduce the otential impact of illness on their budgets. We are grateful to Protein Sciences for recognizing a need and working with us to seve people in creative ways."

the Healthy Choices FastVax Clinic will offer Flublok to adults 18 years and older. Insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid, will be accepted with no co-pay. Protein Sciences will provide vaccinatinos free of charge to those that do not have insurance. Click here for more information about Flublok or click here for more info about the Connecticut Food Bank.

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