Health Department sets flu clinic dates

By: centraljersey.com
The Hillsborough Health Department will give flu vaccinations in October and November to Hillsborough and Millstone Borough residents, ages 18 years and older.
The seasonal flu vaccine this year will include protection against the H1N1 flu, as well as two other influenza strains which are believed to be the most likely strains to cause illness this year. If you already received an H1N1 vaccine, you should still get the seasonal 2010-2011 vaccine.
Please see the CDC website for more information on influenza and the influenza vaccination (www.cdc.gov/flu/ and www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/downloads/vis-flu.pdf).
Although the CDC recommends that children and pregnant women get the seasonal flu vaccination, liability costs, as well as the need for physician oversight of these patients, prohibits the local health department from giving vaccine to these individuals.
Clinics will be held at the Hillsborough municipal building in the multipurpose room 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 7 and Oct. 14, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 21, and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 2.
There will be a $20 charge to all participants (except those with Medicare coverage).
If you are allergic to eggs, thimerosal (used as a preservative in the vaccine and found in some contact lens solutions), or if you have a fever, you may be excluded from receiving the vaccine.
There is no pre-registration required. Clinics will be held as long as vaccine is received. Check the website at www.hillsborough-nj.org for cancellations; call the Health Department at 908-369-5652 for any questions about the clinics.