HONESDALE, PA — Wayne Memorial Hospital’s Home Health Department and the Area Agency on Aging in Wayne County will offer flu shots for the 2014 season at the following locations:

Hamlin Senior Center, Thursday, October 9, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, 570/689-3766

Hawley Senior Center, Wednesday, October 15, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, 570/224-4209

Honesdale Senior Center, Thursday, October 16, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, 570/253-4262

Chamber of Commerce, Commercial St, Honesdale, Monday, October 20, 2 to 6 p.m., 570/253-1960

Northern Wayne Fire Company (given by Rite Aid), Thursday, October 23, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, 570/798-2335

Damascus Twp Community Building, Wednesday, October 29, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, 570/224-4217

Senior Expo at Ladore Lodge, Waymart, Thursday, October 30, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The doors to all the centers will be open at 8:30 a.m. A number system will be used to facilitate flow. Anyone seeking a flu shot must go to the senior center on the day the shot is given and pick up a numbered ticket at which time they will be told their vaccination time. In this way, people can leave and come back at their scheduled time.

Hospital personnel will follow the Centers for Disease Control recommendations for this year’s flu shots, according to Diane Popovich, RN, Manager of Wayne Memorial Home Health. That means that flu shots will be prioritized. Doses will be administered to people age 60 or older and people at risk who have a prescription from their physician. Healthcare workers who provide direct patient care and residents of long-term care facilities will also be on the priority list. No flu shots will be offered at these clinics to children.

Flu shots are covered by some insurance plans, including Medicare, Geisinger Health Plan and First Priority. Have your insurance information available on the day of the clinic. Other health insurance plans do not cover flu shots (Blue Cross and Medical Assistance Access). If you have to pay for a vaccine, the private-pay charge will be $25.

A flu shot contains an inactivated vaccine that is given with a needle, usually in the arm. The flu shot is approved for use in people older than six months, including healthy people and people with chronic medical conditions.

For more information call 570/253-4262.