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Senior citizens urged to get flu shots Suffolk County Legislator Steve Stern (D-Huntington) 16th LD, Chairman of the Veterans & Seniors Committee, is urging all those at high risk of serious influenza and complications and those whose occupations make them likely to spread influenza, to get flu shots. The flu is responsible for an average of 36,000 deaths a year in the United States and all high-risk patients should be immunized. Those who should be immunized include people 65 years and older, residents of long-term care facilities, people with heart, lung, kidney, metabolic disease, asthma and certain blood disorders, people with swallowing disorders, immuno-suppressed persons, pregnant women, caregivers for children five and under and doctors, nurses and hospital personnel. The Suffolk County Health Department is offering the vaccines at no cost to traditional Medicare enrollees or Medicaid recipients and for $35for others. "It is particularly important, not just for seniors, but for all those who are vulnerable to be immunized against the flu. This is a simple precaution that can prevent serious illness and even death," said Legislator Stern. Note the following dates and locations for flu vaccines: •Friday, October 19, 10 a.m. to noon at the Town of Babylon Senior Center-438 Spangle Dr., North Babylon. •Wednesday, October 31, 10 a.m. to noon from at the Suffolk Y JCC 74 Hauppauge Rd., Commack. •Friday, November 2, 10 a.m. to noon at the Town of Hunting Senior Nutrition Site-423 Park Ave. •Thursday, November 8,1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Commack Library - Hauppauge Road & Commack Road.
Bring proof of Suffolk County residence and a check payable to the Suffolk County Health Department. For further information and additional locations and times please visit the Health Department website, www.suffolkcountyny.gov/ health or call 631-853-8405.
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