• People who are 65 years of age or older

• Adults with chronic heart or lung conditions, including asthma

• Adults who are diabetic

• Adults with chronic kidney disease

• Adults with weakened immune systems, including HIV ad AIDS

• Adults on long-term aspirin therapy

• Health care workers and first responders.

The health department is also offering flu shots for children ages 6 months to 18 years who have no insurance, at the Social Services Building, 3000 Kozloski Road, Freehold Township. An appointment is required; call Lorraine Hopwood at (732) 294-5458.

This year, the Board of Health will ask those who come to the clinics to show identification, and the health department will be able to vaccinate only those people who reside in its contracted towns, which are: Allentown, Asbury Park, Atlantic Highlands, Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Howell, Manasquan, Marlboro, Matawan, Millstone, Neptune City and Township, Ocean Grove, Oceanport, Roosevelt, Sea Girt, South Belmar, Spring Lake, Union Beach and Wall Township.

Residents of these towns may attend any of the health department’s clinics: The fee is $15; Medicare will be accepted. Locally, the following clinics are scheduled:

Oct. 12, 2-3 p.m., Allentown First Aid Building, 526 Walker Ave. Contact: Laurie Wright (609) 259-3151.

Oct. 20, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Marlboro Recreation Center, 1996 Recreation Way. Contact: Denise Barry (732) 617-0100.

Oct. 21, 10-11 a.m., Englishtown Municipal Building, 15 Main St. Contact: Julie Martin (732) 446-9235.

Oct. 21, 1-2 p.m., Roosevelt Borough Hall, 33 N. Rochdale Ave. Contact: Krystyna Oleynik (609) 448-0539.

Oct. 28, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Millstone Community Center, Route 524/Stagecoach Road. Contact: Maria Dellasala (732) 462-4770.

Oct. 28, 1-2 p.m., Farmingdale Community Center, 13 Asbury Ave. Contact: Brian Marks (732) 938-4077.

In addition, clinics for residents of Crossroads and Friendship Gardens, both Howell, will be open to those residents only (age 60 and over), and the flu shots will be free of charge. The clinics will be held Oct. 21, 9-10 a.m. at Crossroads, contact Dara Mauro (732) 683-1244; and Oct. 21, 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Friendship Gardens, contact Felicia Klein (732) 370-9110.

Also in Howell, three free clinics will be held for Howell residents age 60 and over: Oct. 21, 1:30-3:30 p.m. at Howell Senior Center, Preventorium Road, contact Carol Zur (732) 938-4500; Oct. 28, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at The Villages, Route 9, contact Amy Wilder (732) 431-1646; and Oct. 28, 1:30-3:30 p.m. at Surrey Downs clubhouse, 1 Queen Ann Blvd., contact Kelly Lindstrom (732) 308-4134.

Clinics will also be held in Asbury Park, Manasquan, Oceanport, Union Beach, Atlantic Highlands, Neptune, Bradley Beach, Belmar, Avon-by-the-Sea and Wall Township.

For more information, call the health department, (732) 431-7456.