PDDH to offer Flu Shots for Seniors

The Pomperaug Health District will be holding flu clinics for seniors at various locations. The Health District clinics are staffed by experienced nurses. Heritage Village: Tuesday, October 10 from 10:30 AM to noon and Wednesday, November 1 from 10:30 AM to noon. Southbury Senior Center: Thursday, October 12 from 10:30 AM to noon. Woodbury Senior Center: Thursday, October 5 from 10:30 AM to noon and Thursday, October 26 from 10:30 AM to noon. Oxford Senior Center: Thursday, October 19 from 10:30 to noon.

The Pomperaug Health District will have a clinic on Wednesday, September 27 from 10:00 AM to noon at their office in Playhouse Corner, 77 Main Street North, Suite 205 in Southbury. There will also be weekly clinics every Monday, October 2 to January 8 from 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM at the Health District Office. Please note there will be no clinic on Monday, October 9, December 25, and January 1.

The fees for the vaccines are as follows: quadrivalent vaccine $30.00; Flublok vaccine $65.00; and high-dose vaccine $65.00. The following health insurances are accepted: Medicare Part B; ConnectiCare; Aetna; Cigna; Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and HUSKY for children to 18 years. Insurance cards must be presented for each person receiving a vaccine. Please note that Access Health CT / CT Exchange plans (gold, silver, bronze), UnitedHealthcare and other insurances are not accepted. Persons with other health insurance or no health insurance must pay with cash, check, or credit card.

The Pomperaug Health District offers the most protective flu vaccines currently on the market. The quadrivalent shot protects against 4 strains of flu virus. Flublok vaccine is not made with eggs; persons with egg allergies may receive the Flublok vaccine. FluBlok vaccine is available only at flu clinics in the Health District office. High-dose flu vaccine is available for persons 65 years and older. Studies have shown that the high-dose vaccine is safe and more effective for seniors than the regular vaccine, however, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention) does not express a preference for any flu vaccine indicated for people 65 and older.

For the complete flu clinic schedule, visit the Health District’s website. If you have any questions regarding the flu vaccine or the clinics, please call the Pomperaug Health District at 203-264-9616, extension 0 or visit www.pddh.org.