The Long Beach Island Health Department is currently offering flu immunizations as well as the latest COVID-19 vaccine, the updated formulation of which was approved in late August. As Health Officer Daniel Krupinski noted, “Similar to influenza, the virus that causes COVID-19 changes over time. LBIHD will be offering updated vaccines to respond to those changes.

“Influenza and COVID-19 vaccines can help protect against severe illness, hospitalization and death,” he explained.