Flu Shots for New City Seniors, Residents This Week

This week, the Rockland County Health Department, the Rockland County Office for the Aging, and several community agencies including Northern Services Group and Nyack Hospital, have coordinated two flu vaccine clinics for residents of New City and Clarkstown.

• Thursday, September 25--11:30 am - 12:30 pm New City 1 Seniors, Street Community Center, 31 Zukor Road, New City. Clinic run by Nyack Hospital.
• Friday, September 26--1 pm - 4 pm Robert L. Yeager Health Center, Building A Exhibition Hall, 50 Sanatorium Road, Pomona. Clinic run by the Rockland County Department of Health.

The circumstances differ depending on which agency is running the clinic.

Note that at Nyack Hospital Flu Vaccine Clinics, the trivalent flu vaccine (which protects against three different flu viruses), will be available for $25 for people ages 19 - 64. People ages 65 and older will get the quadrivalent flu vaccine (which protects against four different flu viruses), with no out of pocket expense. Please bring your Medicare card. Pregnant women must present a prescription from their doctor in order to receive the vaccine. For more information, call (845) 348-2004 or visit www.nyackhospital.org

Meanwhile, Rockland County Department of Health Flu Vaccine Clinics are available free of charge to adults 65 years and older (please bring proof of age). Patients with Medicare and Medicaid must bring their cards. People ages 9 through 64 can receive the vaccine, but will be charged a $30 fee. Each patient must bring proof of Rockland County residency such as a driver’s license or utility bill. The Health Department will be giving the preservative free, quadrivalent flu vaccine (which protects against four different flu viruses). For more information, call (845) 364-2520.

No appointments are needed.