PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM ROCKLAND HEALTH DEPT.
It’s that time of year again when residents are being urged by the county government to protect themselves by getting a flu vaccine.
“Take time to get your flu vaccine – it is the first and most important step in protecting against the flu and its complications,” said Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, Rockland County commissioner of Health.
The Rockland County Health Department, the Rockland County Office for the Aging, and several community agencies including Northern Services Group and Nyack Hospital, have coordinated the following flu vaccine clinics:
Date
Time
Location
Thursday, September 25
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
New City 1 Seniors
Street Community Center, 31 Zukor Road, New City
Clinic run by Nyack Hospital
Friday, September 26
1 pm – 4 pm
Robert L. Yeager Health Center, Building A Exhibition Hall
50 Sanatorium Road, Pomona
Clinic run by the Rockland County Department of Health
Wednesday, October 1
12 pm – 1 pm
Dowling Gardens, 190 Kings Highway, Sparkill
Clinic run by Nyack Hospital
Wednesday, October 1
10:30 am - 12 pm
Ramapo Senior Center, Murchison Hall
484 New Hempstead Road, New City
Clinic run by Northern Services Group
Wednesday,
October 1
1 pm - 2:30 pm
Clarkstown/Pearl River Senior Center
121 West Nyack Road, Nanuet
Clinic run by Northern Services Group
Thursday,
October 2
10:30 am – 11:30 am
North Rockland Senior Center
130 Samsondale Avenue, West Haverstraw
Clinic run by Northern Services Group
Monday, October 6
12 pm – 1 pm
Nanuet 2 Seniors
Pascack Community Center, 87 New Clarkstown Road, Nanuet
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Clinic run by Nyack Hospital
Monday, October 6
11 am - 12 pm
Knights of Columbus
56 West Broad Street, Haverstraw
Clinic run by Northern Services Group
Tuesday, October 7
12 pm – 1 pm
Congers 2 Seniors
Congers Community Room, 6 Gilcrest Road (off 303), Congers
Clinic run by Nyack Hospital
Tuesday,
October 7
10 am - 11 am
Haverstraw Place Independent Living
Route 9W, Haverstraw
Clinic run by Northern Services Group
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Wednesday, October 8
10 am – 11 am
Walnut Hill Apartments
Route 9W, West Haverstraw
Clinic run by Northern Services Group
Tuesday, October 14
10 am – 11 am
Orangetown Seniors
Orangetown Town Hall, 26 Orangeburg Road, Orangeburg
Clinic run by Nyack Hospital
Tuesday,
October 14
10 am – 11 am
Warren Knolls Apartments
500 Warren Knolls, Haverstraw
Clinic run by Northern Services Group
Wednesday, October 15
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
West Nyack 2 Seniors
Pascack Community Center, 87 New Clarkstown Road, Nanuet
Clinic run by Nyack Hospital
Thursday, October 16
10 am – 11 am
Esplanade Assisted Living
168 Red School House Way, Chestnut Ridge
Clinic run by Nyack Hospital
Monday, October 20
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
West Nyack 1 Seniors, St. Francis of Assisi
Parrott Road, West Nyack
Clinic run by Nyack Hospital
Wednesday, October 22
12 pm – 1 pm
Congers 1 Seniors
Congers Community Room, 6 Gilcrest Road (off 303), Congers
Clinic run by Nyack Hospital
Wednesday,
October 22
12 pm - 1 pm
St Anthony’s Church Senior Club
36 West Nyack Road, Nanuet
Clinic run by Northern Services Group
Friday, October 24
10:30 am – 12 pm
RCC Senior Club
RCC Tech Center Building, Suffern
Clinic run by Northern Services Group
Friday, November 7
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
St Gregory’s Senior Club
25 Cinder Drive, Garnerville
Clinic run by Northern Services Group
Thursday,
November 20
11 am –12 pm
Foster Grandparents, Finkelstein Memorial Library
Route 59, Spring Valley
Clinic run by Northern Services Group
Please note the following information regarding the flu vaccine clinics:
Northern Services Group Flu Vaccine Clinics will be offering the trivalent flu vaccine (which protects against three different flu viruses), at a cost of $30, for people ages 19 – 64. People ages 65 and older will get the quadrivalent flu vaccine (which protects against four different flu viruses), at no charge. Residents must bring their Medicare card and proof of age. No appointments are needed. For more information call (845) 426-6701, then enter *226.
Nyack Hospital Flu Vaccine Clinics: The trivalent flu vaccine (which protects against three different flu viruses), will be available for $25 for people ages 19 – 64. People ages 65 and older will get the quadrivalent flu vaccine (which protects against four different flu viruses), with no out of pocket expense. Please bring your Medicare card. Pregnant women must present a prescription from their doctor in order to receive the vaccine. No appointments are needed. For more information, call (845) 348-2004 or visit www.nyackhospital.org
Rockland County Department of Health Flu Vaccine Clinics are available free of charge to adults 65 years and older (please bring proof of age). No appointments are needed. Patients with Medicare and Medicaid must bring their cards. People ages 9 through 64 can receive the vaccine, but will be charged a $30 fee. Each patient must bring proof of Rockland County residency such as a driver’s license or utility bill. The Health Department will be giving the preservative free, quadrivalent flu vaccine (which protects against four different flu viruses). For more information, call (845) 364-2520.