N1H1 Vaccination Clinics Open This Week
The Ocean County Health Department has announced several injectable swine-flu vaccination clinics starting this week.
The clinics are open only to priority groups specified by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They include pregnant women, care-givers for children younger than 6 months, health care and emergency medical workers, children and young adults age 6 months through 24 years and persons age 25 through 64 years who have health conditions associated with higher risks of medical complications from influenza.
The clinics will be offered at:
Central Regional High School on Forest Hills Parkway in Berkeley, from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Southern Regional Middle School on Cedar Bridge Road in Stafford, from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Ritacco Center at Toms River High School North on Old Freehold Road in Toms River, from 4 to 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 24.
Also, an H1N1 vaccination clinic will be held especially for health care workers and people with special needs at the Health Department, 175 Sunset Ave., Toms River from 1 to 4 p.m. on Nov. 16. Health care workers may walk in, but proof of employment is required. People with special needs, including pregnant women, must make an appointment.
For more information call the state H1N1 hot line at 1-866-321-9571 or the Ocean County Health Department at 732-341-9700, ext. 7502.
