The Ocean County Health Department has released its schedule of flu shot clinics for the autumn of 2020.

Public health officials say getting a seasonal flu shot is more important this year than ever before because flu season coincides with a predicted spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in much of the country as people move back inside as temperatures drop. They worry a combination of COVID-19 cases and cases of seasonal influenza – which share many symptoms – could overwhelm hospitals.