Middletown Township Health Department Offering Free Flu Clinics for Residents

The Middletown Township Health Department will be conducting three free Flu Clinics for Middletown Township residents this fall at the Middletown Township Public Library located at 55 New Monmouth Road. Dates and times are as follows:

• October 20, 2014 – 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. - Children 6 months through adults
• October 21, 2014 – 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. - Children 6 months of age through adults
• October 27, 2014 – 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Children 6 months of age through adults

Pre-registration is required. Call 732-615-2000 x2164 or e-mail the Health Department using the Contact Us form at www.middletownnj.org. The Health Department requests that applicants provide their name, address, age, phone number, and preferred clinic date. A confirmation e-mail will be sent once the online application is received.

Appointments will be scheduled on first-come basis. Clinics are for Middletown residents only. There is no fee for the influenza vaccination.

The Health Department reports that they have received numerous inquiries concerning the influenza vaccine and if it has any effect on the current virus, Enterovirus-D68, which has stricken many children across the nation this season. The Health Department states that although there is no vaccine for the Enterovirus, it is especially important for residents to receive the influenza vaccine, to lessen the risk of having a more severe illness in the incidence that they are infected with Enterovirus-D68 at the same time as influenza.

Residents can download the forms from the link provided below: FLU CLINIC CONSENT 2014.pdf