DUE TO VACCINE SHORTAGE
SENIOR CITIZEN PROGRAM HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY POSTPONED

For pharmacy and supermarket clinics only: CLICK HERE for a list of locations that may have vaccine. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THESE LOCATIONS HAVE VACCINE. Please call ahead to see if the sites require registration or have other instructions. Please be advised that all sites will be adhering to CDC recommendations as listed by the Health Department.

Due to the reduced supply of influenza vaccine, the Nassau County’s Senior Citizen Flu Immunization Program has been temporarily postponed. If sufficient vaccine becomes available, we will continue with the scheduled clinics and reschedule those which were cancelled. While the Nassau County Department of Health is seeking alternate sources of vaccine, it is working with the New York State Department of Health on a strategy to assure the best use of the existing, limited supply of vaccine. The health departments are asking those persons and organizations who may have an existing supply of vaccine to use it judiciously and follow the CDC’s recommendations. The CDC’s interim recommendations for those who should be vaccinated include:

• All children aged 6 – 23 months
• Adults aged 65 and older
• Persons aged 2-64 years with underlying chronic medical conditions
• Women who will be pregnant during the influenza season
• Residents of nursing homes and chronic care facilities
• Children (aged 6 months to 18 years) on long-term aspirin therapy
• Health care workers with direct patient contact
• Out-of-home caregivers and household contacts of children less than 6 months old

Other vaccination recommendations include:

Healthy persons 5-49 years of age who are eligible, are encouraged to receive the intranasally administered live, attenuated influenza vaccine.

Persons who are not included in one of the priority groups above are currently being asked to forego or defer vaccination at this time.