Monmouth County Health Department Schedules Flu Clinics

by Michelle Sahn

The Monmouth County Health Department is offering flu shots to county residents. The clinics are being held at various sites around the county through mid-November.

Flu shots cost $25, but are free to senior citizens with Medicare Part B. The health department will also accept some insurance.

“Generally speaking, anyone over six months of age can receive the seasonal inactivated influenza vaccine,” Christopher Merkel, Monmouth County’s Public Health Coordinator said in a prepared statement. “We strongly urge anyone at risk of flu-related complications to get the seasonal vaccine from the County Health Department or your health care provider.”

For more information, visit the county’s website.

Here’s the list of upcoming clinics:

• Oct. 14 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Marlboro
• Recreation Center
• 1996 Recreation Way

• Oct. 15 1:30 – 3 p.m. Aberdeen
• Municipal Building
• 1 Aberdeen Square

• Oct. 19 1 – 3 p.m. Howell*
• Senior Center
• 245 Preventorium Rd.

• Oct. 20 1 – 2 p.m. Roosevelt
• Municipal Building
• 33 North Rochdale Ave.

• Oct. 21 9 – 11 a.m. Howell*
• Howell Villages
• Highway 9 & Wyckoff Road

• 1 – 3 p.m. Howell*
• Surrey Downs (Clubhouse)
• 1 Queen Anne Blvd.

• Oct. 22 10 – 11 a.m. Allentown
• First Aid
• 70 Route 526 (Walker Avenue)

• Oct. 27 9 a.m. – noon Ocean Grove
• Francis Asbury Manor
• 70 Stockton Ave.

• Oct. 28 9 a.m. – noon Neptune Twp.
• Senior Center
• 1607 Corlies Ave.

• Nov. 12 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Hazlet
• Municipal Building
• 1776 Union Ave.

* Clinics taking place at select Howell locations are open only to Howell residents age 60 and over and are free.