Vaccinate Against the Flu at Monday Clinic

Flu and pneumonia vaccinations will be available Monday night at a clinic hosted by the Woodbridge Township Department of Health & Human Services.

From 5-7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30 the clinic will be held at the Woodbridge Health Center, 2 George Frederick Plaza.

The cost is $15 for the flu vaccine, $80 for the pneumonia vaccine. The vaccines are free to residents enrolled in Medicare with a valid Medicare card, according to a press release from the Woodbridge Mayor's Office.

The Department of Health & Human Services recommends that adults over the age of 50, health care providers and caretakers, nursing home residents, women in their second or third trimester of pregnancy during flu season, and anyone with lung problems or diabetes should get an annual flu shot, the release said.

Healthy adults over the age of 65 and adults with chronic health and lung disease should receive a one-time pneumonia vaccine, the release said.

For more information, call the Health Center at (732) 855-0600, ext. 5011 or 5012.

Disabled indivbiduals should call (732) 855-0600, ext. 5011 to schedule an individual appointment, the release said.