Here's Where To Get Flu Shots In Gloucester County
GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NJ — No cost flu shots will be available in Gloucester County beginning Oct. 10, county officials announced Thursday morning.
The county will use a series of drive-thru events this fall as it attempts to follow social distancing guidelines while battling the coronavirus and preventing the flu simultaneously. Read more here: Flu Shots More Important Than Ever Amid Pandemic, Virtua Says
"The best way to keep yourself and those around you flu-free this year is to get the flu shot as soon as you can,” Gloucester County Freeholder Director Robert M. Damminger said. “It's never too early to start protecting yourself."
“There is no cost for our residents to receive this flu shot and all they need to do is show up with valid ID,” Gloucester County Freeholder Jim Jefferson, liaison to the Department of Health, said. “The county is committed to promoting healthy residents and preventative health care.”
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Clinics are scheduled for weekends and during evening hours, with special clinics just for daycare and pre-school aged children and their families. Anyone attending an in-person flu clinic is asked to wear a mask and practice social distancing.
This year’s quadrivalent seasonal flu vaccine contains the following four viruses:
A/Guangdong-Maonan/SWL1536/2019 (H1N1) pdm09-like virus (updated)
A/Hong Kong/2671/2019 (H3N2)-like virus (updated)
B/Washington/02/2019 (B/Victoria lineage)-like virus (updated)
B/Phuket/3073/2013-like (Yamagata lineage) virus
The schedule for shots is as follows:
Saturday, October 10, 2020
9 AM to 11 AM
Drive-Thru
Clayton County Complex
1200 North Delsea Drive
Clayton, NJ 08312
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
4 PM to 6 PM
Drive-Thru
Gloucester County Fleet Management
(Public Works Bays)
45 Lenape Avenue
Mantua, NJ 08051
Thursday, October 15, 2020
4 PM to 6 PM
Drive-Thru
Clayton County Complex
1200 North Delsea Drive
Clayton, NJ 08312
Saturday, October 17, 2020
11 AM to 1 PM
Drive-Thru
Gloucester County Fleet Management
(Public Works Bays)
141 Glen Echo Drive
Swedesboro, NJ 08085
Monday, October 19, 2020
11 AM to 1 PM
Drive-Thru
Gloucester County Fleet Management
(Public Works Bays)
45 Lenape Avenue
Mantua, NJ 08051
Thursday, October 22, 2020
5 PM to 7 PM
Drive-Thru
Gloucester County Fleet Management
(Public Works Bays)
141 Glen Echo Drive
Swedesboro, NJ 08085
Saturday, October 24, 2020
10 AM to NOON
Gloucester Co. Health Department
204 East Holly Avenue
Sewell, NJ 08080
Monday, October 26, 2020
5 PM to 7 PM
Drive-Thru
Clayton County Complex
1200 North Delsea Drive
Clayton, NJ 08312
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
NOON to 2 PM
Drive-Thru
Gloucester County Fleet Management
(Public Works Bays)
141Glen Echo Drive
Swedesboro, NJ 08085
Thursday, October 29, 2020
5 PM to 7 PM
Gloucester Co. Health Department
204 East Holly Avenue
Sewell, NJ 08080
Thursday, November 5, 2020
9 AM to 11 AM
Daycare/Preschool/Family Clinic
Gloucester Co. Health Department
204 East Holly Avenue
Sewell, NJ 08080
Monday, November 9, 2020
4 PM to 6 PM
Daycare/Preschool/Family Clinic
Gloucester Co. Health Department
204 East Holly Avenue
Sewell, NJ 08080
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
4:30 PM to 6 PM
Drive-Thru
Clayton County Complex
1200 North Delsea Drive
Clayton, NJ 08312
Thursday, November 12, 2020
11 AM to 1 PM
Drive-Thru
Gloucester County Fleet Management
(Public Works Bays)
45 Lenape Avenue
Mantua, NJ 08051
Monday, November 16, 2020
4:30 PM to 6 PM
Drive-Thru
Gloucester County Fleet Management
(Public Works Bays)
45 Lenape Avenue
Mantua, NJ 08051
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
9 AM to 11 AM
Drive-Thru
Gloucester County Fleet Management
(Public Works Bays)
141Glen Echo Drive
Swedesboro, NJ 08085
Monday, November 23, 2020
4 PM to 6 PM
Daycare/Preschool/Family Clinic
Gloucester Co. Health Department
204 East Holly Avenue
Sewell, NJ 08080
Thursday, December 3, 2020
1 PM to 3 PM
Gloucester Co. Health Department
204 East Holly Avenue
Sewell, NJ 08080
Monday, December 7, 2020
2 PM to 4 PM
Gloucester Co. Health Department
204 East Holly Avenue
Sewell, NJ 08080
Thursday, December 10, 2020
2 PM to 4 PM
Gloucester Co. Health Department
204 East Holly Avenue
Sewell, NJ 08080
Monday, December 14, 2020
1 PM to 3 PM
Gloucester Co. Health Department
204 East Holly Avenue
Sewell, NJ 08080
Thursday, December 17, 2020
2 PM to 4 PM
Gloucester Co. Health Department
204 East Holly Avenue
Sewell, NJ 08080
Monday, December 21, 2020
2 PM to 4 PM
Gloucester Co. Health Department
204 East Holly Avenue
Sewell, NJ 08080
Monday, December 28, 2020
2 PM to 4 PM
Daycare/Preschool/Family Clinic
Gloucester Co. Health Department
204 East Holly Avenue
Sewell, NJ 08080
This article originally appeared on the West Deptford Patch
