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INFLUENZA and COVID BIVALENT Booster Vaccine Clinic for ages 5 years and up on Wednesday, November 2nd from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Warren Township Municipal Court Building 44 Mountain Blvd Warren, NJ
Middle-Brook Regional Health Commission
111 Greenbrook Road 732-968-5151 x 1
Green Brook, NJ 08812 732-968-5331 (fax)
Kevin G. Sumner, Health Officer/Director mbrhc@middlebrookhealth.org (e-mail)
Middle-Brook Regional Health Commission &
Green Brook Family Medicine
are co-sponsoring an
INFLUENZA and COVID BIVALENT Booster Vaccine Clinic
for ages 5 years and up on
Wednesday, November 2nd
from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
at
Warren Township Municipal Court Building
44 Mountain Blvd Warren, NJ
The following vaccines will be available;
- Influenza Vaccine
- Senior Influenza Vaccine
- *Age 5-11 Pediatric Pfizer BIVALENT Booster (if approved by Oct 19th)
- Age 12 + Pfizer BIVALENT Booster
- Age 18+ Moderna BIVALENT Booster
Reservations are needed for both the COVID and Flu Vaccines. You can receive both the Influenza and COVID vaccines at the same time. The registration site will be updated to reflect added time slots and dates when available.
Please reserve your vaccine on: https://warren-vax.timetap.com/ or call the Health Department at: 732-968-5151
Who is eligible to receive a single Bivalent booster dose and when:
- You may receive a Bivalent Booster vaccine if it has been 2 months since your last covid vaccine.
- It is suggested to wait 2 months if you recently had a COVID infection.
- You may receive either vaccine (you can mix or match)
Moderna Information fact sheet
Influenza Vaccine information Sheet
Before arrival at the clinic:
- Consent forms will be emailed just prior to the clinic. Please complete the consent form for each vaccine you wish to receive.
- Please bring your insurance cards to the clinic. Green Brook Family Medicine is unable to accept HMOs for the Flu vaccine. All insurances are accepted for the COVID Vaccine.
Rabies Clinic in Warren 5/7/22
There will be a Rabies Clinic in Warren Township on Saturday, May 7th, from 9-10am at the Washington Valley Firehouse, 146 Washington Valley Rd, Warren, NJ 07059
Food Recall
NJLINCS Health Alert Network
Public Health Info
Distributed by the New Jersey Department of Health
Subject: Food Recall
Empire Kosher Poultry, Inc., a Mifflintown, Pa. establishment, is recalling approximately 10,839 pounds of raw poultry products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.
The raw chicken breast products were produced and packaged on Nov. 2, 2017. The following products are subject to recall:
.4 to5.25-lbs. tray packages containing chicken breasts labeled “Empire KOSHER NATURAL Chicken Breasts, Boneless & Skinless” with case code 46375 and “Sell By” date 11/14/17.
.1 to1.25-lbs. tray packages containing chicken breasts labeled “Empire KOSHER NATURAL Chicken Breasts, Boneless & Skinless” with case code 7488 and “Sell By” date 11/16/17.
.2.5-lbs. tray packages containing chicken breasts labeled “Empire KOSHER NATURAL Chicken Breasts, Boneless & Skinless” with case code 7598 and “Sell By” date11/16/17.
.1 to1.25-lbs. tray packages containing chicken breasts labeled “Empire KOSHER NATURAL Chicken Breasts, Boneless & Skinless” with case code 92615 and “Sell By” date 11/17/17.
.1 to 1.25 -lbs. tray packages containing chicken breasts labeled “Empire KOSHER NATURAL Chicken Breasts, Boneless & Skinless” with case code 7888 and “Sell By” date 11/16/17.
The products subject to recall bear establishment number “P-1015” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide.
The problem was discovered on November 2, 2017 by an establishment employee who observed metal foreign material in a chicken breast while performing routine duties. The establishment took corrective actions to recover products before reaching commerce.
There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. FSIS has received no reports of injury or illness from consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.
Consumers with questions about the recall can contact the Empire Kosher toll free line at (800) 570-5718. Media with questions about the recall can contact MediaRelations@Hain.com.
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