PDDH Flu Clinic at Rochambeau Middle School on October 22

PDDH to Hold Flu Shot Clinic For Region 15 Families at Rochambeau Middle School

The Pomperaug Health District will be holding flu clinics for persons 6 months and older at Rochambeau Middle School on Tuesday, October 22 from 3:30 – 5:00 PM. The Health District clinics are staffed by experienced nurses. Appointments are not required. New for this year: UnitedHealthcare is now accepted.

The Pomperaug Health District will have weekly clinics every Monday through January 6, 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM at the Health District Office located at Playhouse Corner, 77 Main Street North, Suite 205 in Southbury. Please note there will be no clinic on the following Mondays: November 11 and December 23.

The fees for the vaccines are as follows: quadrivalent vaccine $30.00; FluMist vaccine $30.00; Flublok vaccine $65.00; and high-dose vaccine $65.00. The following health insurances are accepted: Medicare Part B; Aetna; Cigna; Connecticare; UnitedHealthcare; and HUSKY/Medicaid. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is also accepted, with the exception of their Access Health CT / CT Exchange – Pathway Network plans (the gold, silver, bronze plans). Insurance cards must be presented at the clinic for each person receiving a vaccine. 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 and also protects against 4 strains of flu virus. 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. FluMist is the nasal spray vaccine and is available for healthy persons 2-49 years old.

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.