Ocean County Influenza Vaccination Clinic in progress towards 2020

Toms River, NJ — Ocean County Health Department hosts an influenza vaccine clinic on Saturday at the gymnasium north of Toms River High School.

Shots are available from 10 am to 2 pm but must be booked on the Health Department website. www.ochd.org..

Influenza vaccinations are provided to all residents of Ocean County at no out-of-pocket costs, and health officials say due to the expected effects of the influenza season and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in local hospitals. We urge residents to get a flu shot.

The number of coronavirus infections has increased in both Ocean County and throughout the state in recent weeks, and state health officials have also increased the number of people in need of hospitalization and intensive care unit care. It states. According to the state’s COVID-19 website, 728 people were hospitalized for the coronavirus, with 178 in the intensive care unit and 60 on the ventilator as of Friday.

If you can’t go to the clinic on Saturday, the County Health Department will schedule a clinic at the following dates and times:

• October 20: 10 am-2pm, Brick Senior Center / VFW Post 8867, 373 Adamston Road, Brick
• October 22: 10 am-2pm, Ocean County Fire and EMS Training Center, 200 Volunteer Way, Waretown
• October 27: 10 am-2pm, Edward Thornton Community Center, 319 West Calabreze Way, Little Egg Harbor
• October 29: 10 am-2pm, Stafford Recreation Center, 25 Pine Street, Mana Hawkin
• November 5: 10 am-2pm, Folk River Colombian Club, 15 East Lacy Road, Folk River
• November 7: Ocean County Fire and EMS Training Center on 200 Volunteer Way in Waretown from 10am to 2pm
• November 10: 10 am-2pm, Jackson Township Senior Center, 45 Don Connor Boulevard, Jackson
• November 12: 10 am-2pm, Stafford Recreation Center, 25 Pine Street, Mana Hawkin
• November 17: 10 am-2pm, Edward Thornton Community Center, 319 West Calabreeze Way, Little Egg Harbor
• November 19: 10 am-2pm, Brick Senior Center / VFW Post 8867, 373 Adamston Road, Brick
• November 21: 10 am-2pm, RWJ Barnabas Health Arena, 1245 Old Freehold Road, Toms River
• November 23: 10 am-2pm, Ocean County Fire and EMS Training Center, 200 Volunteer Way, Waretown
• December 1: 10 am-2pm, Folk River Colombian Club, 15 East Lacy Road, Folk River
• December 3: Berkeley Township from 10am to 2pm (site undecided)
• December 5: 10 am-2pm, RWJ Barnabas Health Arena, 1245 Old Freehold Road, Toms River
• December 8: 10 am-2pm, Edward Thornton Community Center, 319 West Calabreeze Way, Little Egg Harbor
• December 10: 10 am-2pm, Ocean County Fire and EMS Training Center, 200 Volunteer Way, Waretown
• December 15: 10 am-2pm, Jackson Township Senior Center, 45 Don Connor Boulevard, Jackson
• December 17: 10 am-2pm, County Connection (Ocean County Mall), 1201 Hooper Avenue, Toms River

The health department has also provided a list of flu facts to remember.

• Everyone over the age of 6 months should be vaccinated against seasonal flu every year.
• Children under 6 months are at increased risk of severe flu, but are too young to be vaccinated. Those who care about them should be vaccinated instead.
• Vaccination is especially important for pregnant women and people with chronic illnesses.
• Influenza vaccine protects against several different influenza viruses. Influenza vaccines are updated annually to improve compatibility with commonly available viruses.
• Even if you get the flu vaccine, you will not get the flu. Vaccines are made of non-infectious, inert (killed) viral strains.

When you get the flu vaccine, you get:

• Help keep you away from the medical setting.
• Reduces the risk of COVID-19 exposure.
• COVID-19 Helps save medical resources needed to care for patients.
• Helps protect front-line healthcare and other essential workers.
• Influenza vaccines are an easy way to help “flatten the epidemic” of influenza.

OCHD also provides a general COVID-19 information call hotline for residents and clinicians to answer questions about coronavirus and flu. The number is 732-341-9700 or (800) 342-9738 extension. 7411. Download the vaccine information statement at CDC.Gov/Vaccines/hcp/vis.

For more information, call 732-341-9700 or 800-342-9738 ext. Please visit 7411 or www.ochd.org.