Politics & Government
Gloucester County to Offer Free Flu Shots Starting Oct. 2
With 36 clinics open from now until the end of the year, residents will have opportunities throughout the county to vaccinate themselves and their children.
That snap in the fall air means that flu season is approaching, and Gloucester County Freeholders are scheduling 36 open clinics where residents can get free shots.
Starting October 2, there will be 11 weeknight opportunities and four Saturday appointments to get a preventive shot. The clinics will run until December 30.
Click here for a full schedule.
Residents will be asked to complete a flu consent form and provide proof of county residence before their vaccine is administered.
As it can take two weeks for the body to make use of the flu vaccine, county officials advise that residents get the shots as early as possible in the season, before the virus begins circulating heavily.
The CDC recommends an annual flu vaccination for everyone aged six months and older, with a handful of exceptions.
The county also promised that drive-through and daycare/preschool/family clinics will return this year. Kids must be accompanied by a legal guardian, and children younger than age 9 should receive a booster one month after their initial flu shot.
Children attending daycare in 2014 are also required to get a flu shots before the end of the year.
The flu vaccine this year will inoculate residents against Influenza type A (H1N1), Influenza type A (H3N2), and Influenza type B (Massachusetts/2/2012-like (B/Yamagata lineage) virus).
For more information, contact the Gloucester County Department of Health, Senior and Disability Services at 856-218-4101.
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