As influenza activity begins to increase throughout our region, the Long Beach Island Health Department continues to offer flu immunizations as well as the latest COVID-19 vaccine. According to LBIHD Health Officer Daniel J. Krupinski, this flu season could be a nasty one.

“A new mutated strain of the common flu, Influenza H3N2, subclade K, is spreading across the northern hemisphere, including the United States,” Krupinski explained.