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November 19, 2004

Registration for Eligible Residents Set for Nov. 24

The State Health Department has granted Woodbridge Township a second allotment of approximately 740 doses of flu vaccine for adults, Mayor Frank G. Pelzman has announced.

As with the first batch of vaccine, this second allotment will be dispensed by means of a lottery. Current residents of Woodbridge Township who belong to one or more high-priority categories permitted to receive the flu vaccine are eligible to register for the lottery.

Current Woodbridge residents may register for the lottery at the Woodbridge Health Center, 2 George Frederick Plaza, Woodbridge. Lottery registration date is Nov. 24 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Those who registered for the first lottery held Nov. 15 do not need to re-register. Their names will remain on the selection list for the second lottery.

The drawing will be Nov. 29. Those selected will be notified by mail starting Dec. 1.

“With the small amount of doses currently available, we feel a lottery is the most equitable way to get the vaccine around the Township,” says Mayor Pelzman. “If someone is eligible under these guidelines, we urge them to register and assist our effort to stop the spread of flu.”

No registration will be done over the phone or online. Registrants are requested to bring proof of age and/or special medical condition that permits them to receive a flu shot. There is no charge for registration.

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines for who is a high-priority candidate for flu vaccine include individuals in these groups: adults aged 65 and older; residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities; women who will be pregnant during flu season; healthcare workers involved in direct patient care; people who have or take care of a child under 6 months ; individuals with an underlying, long-term illness (heart or lung disease, metabolic disease, kidney disease, a blood disorder, or a weakened immune system, including people with HIV/AIDS).

“We thank everyone for their patience,” says Mayor Pelzman. “This second allotment of vaccine will help us keep things rolling before the flu season hits hardest.”