Upcoming Rockland Flu Vaccination Clinics

ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY – The Rockland County Health Department offers the vaccine to anyone 6 months of age and older. Clinics will be at the following times and locations:

• Wednesday, October 10th from 1pm to 4pm at the Centro de Amigos, located at 91 Broadway in Haverstraw
• Friday, October 19 from 1 to 4 pm at the Robert Yeager Health Center, Building A, second floor of the clinic, located at Sanatorium Road in Pomona.
• Friday, November 2 from 1 to 4 pm at the Robert Yeager Health Center, Building A, second floor of the clinic, Sanatorium Road, Pomona.

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The vaccine is free if you:

• are 65 years of age and older (please bring a piece of ID with proof of age)
• have Medicare or Medicaid (please bring your card)
• are uninsured or underinsured

No appointments are necessary. A fee of $ 20 (instead of $ 25 last year) applies to people aged 6 months to 64 years old. Cash or checks will be accepted. For people with private health insurance, we will provide you with a receipt to submit to your health insurance for a possible refund.

The Department of Health gives the quadrivalent influenza vaccine that does not contain a preservative, including thimerosal. The vaccine is called quadrivalent because it offers protection against four different strains of the influenza virus, which, according to research, will be the most prevalent during the influenza season: two strains of the A (flu) A virus and two strains of the virus B It is recommended to wait 15 minutes after the vaccination in order to be able to keep you informed of any reaction.

All persons 6 months of age and older should receive the influenza vaccine as soon as it becomes available each year. It is best to be vaccinated early in the fall, before the start of the influenza season, as it takes about two weeks after vaccination to develop antibodies in the body and provide protection against the flu virus. In the meantime, you are still at risk of getting the flu. The protection offered by the flu vaccine will last the flu season. Talk to your doctor before you get the flu shot if you are allergic to eggs or any of the vaccine components, or if you do not feel well (talk to your doctor about your symptoms).

The county executive encouraged all residents to get the flu shot as soon as possible, saying, "Given the severity of the flu last year, it is more important than ever for residents to be proactive. can and killed. "

For more information on influenza and flu vaccination clinics, visit http://bit.ly/2c154Bj or call 364-2534.

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