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| November 17, 2018
By Bob Vosseller OCEA N COU N T Y – County officials, veterans, histor ians and residents all gathered for a unique ceremony on Veterans Day which observed the Armistice Day centennial of World War I. Throughout the year, various programs were held to note the centennial and the war’s impact on Ocean County 100 years ago. The Ocean Cou nt y Board of Chosen Freeholders hosted the event marking the Armistice Day Centenary on Nov. 11. The ceremony was held on the front lawn of the
–Photos by Bob Vosseller Left: Toms River resident Don Dorski, a Vietnam veteran was among 75 attendees who rang a historic bell in town to signify the 75 lives lost during World War I from Ocean County during a Nov. 11 Armistice Day ceremony in front of the Ocean County Courthouse. Right: A giant World War I victory medal is seen hanging form the Ocean County (Centennial - See Page 2) Courthouse in perfect detail.
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Georgian Court Women’s Soccer Finishes Strong
Facts To Know About Flu Season By Judy Smestad-Nunn OCEAN COUNTY – The flu vaccine does not cause the flu since it contains influenza viruses that have been killed, and are therefore unable to infect your body, said Jennifer Crawford, an epidemiologist who oversees the communicable disease department at the Ocean County Health Department (OCHD). It takes the vaccine two to four weeks for antibodies to develop in the body and provide protection against the flu, so if someone has been exposed before their shot, they could get the flu, she said. Also, the vaccine, usually given as a quadrivalent vaccine, only protects against four strains of
the flu, and there are dozens of strains out there, Crawford said. “So if you come into contact with a different strain that’s in the vaccine, you could get the flu,” she said. That’s true, said Dr. Philip Angelo, a family physician from Brick who works for CentraState in Colts Neck, but getting the flu shot offers protection against strains that aren’t even in the vaccine. He said there is documented evidence that the flu shot makes the symptoms of different strains of the flu milder, even if it’s not an exact match, reducing the both the need for hospitalization and mortality rates. If you have aches and pains after
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–Photo courtesy of Georgian Court University Former Toms River High School North player Krystal Hund (2) earned postseason honors at Georgian Court University. By Chris Christopher LAKEWOOD –The soles of the sneakers worn by Georgian Court University women’s soccer coach James Moore have begun to show wear and tear. (Soccer - See Page 4)
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