No Cost Flu Shots Available To Gloucester County Residents

WOODBURY, N.J. – While last year’s flu season was labeled as moderately severe by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), health officials are saying the upcoming flu season could be severe as on flu-related death has been reported already.  

In order to help county residents stay healthy, the Gloucester County Department of Health will make flu shots available for free beginning Wednesday, Oct. 2.

Freeholder Director Robert M. Damminger suggests residents to get their flu shot early.

“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,” Damminger said.  “It’s never too early to start protecting yourself, especially with the past few flu seasons being as rough as they have been.” 

Freeholder Jim Jefferson, Liaison to the Department of Health said that the flu shots are being offered at no cost and are scheduled at various times and places to make getting one easy.

“There is no cost for our residents and all you need to do is show up with valid ID,” Jefferson said.  “There is a flu shot clinic scheduled in every town so that residents can conveniently and easily access this service.” 

The CDC advises that almost everyone over the age of 6 months, including pregnant women, receive the flu vaccine every year.

“Every resident who gets immunized against the flu will ultimately cut down on the amount of visits to our hospital emergency rooms, employers, schools and other public health agencies during flu season,”  said Jefferson. 

Clinics are scheduled for weekends and during evening hours, with special clinics just for daycare and pre-school aged children and their families. The county even provides one drive-thru clinic for seniors and those who have a hard time standing in line. 

This year’s quadrivalent seasonal flu vaccine contains the following four viruses:  A/Michigan/45/2015 (H1N1)-pdm09-like virus; A/Singapore/INFIMH-16-0019/2016 (H3N2)-like virus; B/Colorado/06/2017-like virus (B/Victoria lineage); B/Phuket/3073/2013-like virus

A full schedule is also being mailed out to county residents in the county’s newsletter.  More information about the County’s Flu Shot program is online. Residents can go online to www.gloucestercountynj.gov and print and complete their consent forms one-week prior to start of program.   

For further questions, residents can call (856) 218-4101. 

Below is the 2019 Flu Shot Schedule

Wednesday, October 2

9 to 11 am

Incarnation Church

240 Main Street

Mantua, NJ

Thursday, October 3

4 to 6 pm

Riverwinds Community Center

1000 Riverwinds Drive

West Deptford, NJ 

Saturday, October 5

9 to 10:30 am

Pitman United Methodist Church

758 North Broadway

Pitman, NJ 

Monday, October 7

4:30 to 6 pm

Gloucester County Institute of Technology

1360 Tanyard Road

Sewell, NJ 

Tuesday, October 8

4 to 6 pm

Daycare/Preschool/Family Clinic

GC Health Department

204 East Holly Avenue

Sewell, NJ 

Saturday, October 12

9 to 11 am

Drive-Thru

Clayton County Complex

1200 North Delsea Drive

Clayton, NJ 

Wednesday, October 16

6:30 to 8 pm

Woolwich Municipal Building

120 Village Green Drive

Woolwich, NJ 

Saturday, October 19

9 to 10:30 am

National Park Fire Hall

Hessian and Grove Road

National Park, NJ

Saturday, October 19

11 am to 12:30 pm

Gloucester County Library

389 Wolfert Station Road

Mullica Hill, NJ 

Monday, October 21

10:30 am to Noon

Chestnut Ridge School

641 Hurffville Crosskeys Road

Sewell, NJ

Tuesday, October 22

11 am to Noon

Glassboro Senior Center

152 South Delsea Drive

Glassboro, NJ 

Monday, October 28

Noon to 1 pm

Gibbstown VFW

743 West Broad Street

Gibbstown, NJ 

Monday, October 28

4:30 to 6 pm

Woodbury High School

25 North Broad Street

Woodbury, NJ 

Tuesday, October 30

4 to 5:30 pm

Samuel Mickle School

559 Kings Highway

Mickleton, NJ

Thursday, November 1

10 to 11 am

South Harrison Municipal Building 664 Harrisonville Road

Harrisonville, NJ 

Thursday, November 7

4:30 to 5:30

Woodbury Heights Community Center

741 Helen Avenue

Woodbury Heights, NJ

Tuesday, November 12

11 am to Noon

Elk Township Municipal Building

680 Whig Lane

Monroeville, NJ 

Tuesday, November 12

4:30 to 5:30 pm

Logan Municipal Building

125 Main Street

Bridgeport, NJ

Thursday, November 14

10 to 11 am

South Harrison Municipal Building

664 Harrisonville Road

Harrisonville, NJ 

Thursday, November 14

1 to 2 pm

Newfield Municipal Building

18 Catawba Avenue

Newfield, NJ

Monday, November 18

4:30 to 5:30 pm

Monroe Township Public Library

713 Marsha Avenue

Williamstown, NJ 

Tuesday, November 19

4:30 to 5:30 pm

Westville Community Center

1035 Broadway

Westville, NJ 

Wednesday, November 20

Noon to 1 pm

Holy Nativity Church

3 Lenape Trail

Wenonah, NJ

Thursday, November 21

11 am to noon

Bethesda Methodist Church

1433 Kings Highway

Swedesboro, NJ 

Monday, November 25

4 to 6 pm

Daycare/Preschool/Family Clinic

GC Health Department

204 East Holly Avenue

Sewell, NJ

Tuesday, November 26

Noon to 1 pm

Franklin Township Community Center

1548 Coles Mill Road

Franklinville, NJ 

Tuesday, November 26

4:30 to 5:30 pm

WIC Office

1000 North Delaware Street

Paulsboro, NJ 

Wednesday, November 27

11 am to noon

Cedar Grove Club

1A Whippoorwill Way

Mantua, NJ

Monday, December 2

1 to 3 pm

GC Health Department

204 East Holly Avenue

Sewell, NJ

Thursday, December 5

3 to 4 pm

Clayton Senior Center

1 Garwood Road

Clayton, NJ 

Monday, December 9

2 to 4 pm

Daycare/Preschool/Family Clinic

GC Health Department

204 East Holly Avenue

Sewell, NJ

Thursday, December 12

2 to 4 pm

Daycare/Preschool/Family Clinic

GC Health Department

204 East Holly Avenue

Sewell, NJ

Monday, December 16

1 to 3 pm

GC Health Department

204 East Holly Avenue

Sewell, NJ

Thursday, December 19

2 to 4 pm

GC Health Department

204 East Holly Avenue

Sewell, NJ 

Monday, December 30

1 to 4 pm

Daycare/Preschool/Family Clinic

GC Health Department

204 East Holly Avenue

Sewell, NJ