Student Health Services

Seasonal Flu Shots & H1N1 will be given:

November 9, 2009

We are continuing to give H1N1 vaccine and seasonal flu vaccine to students during walk-in immunization clinics (Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11am to 1 pm). 

As far as H1N1 vaccine, we continue to have mostly nasal spray vaccine.  The nasal spray contains a live, attenuated virus.  We do have a few doses of pre-filled, single vial syringes for pregnant students only.  We will continue to get vaccine as it becomes available.

As far as Seasonal flu vaccine, we have limited doses left at this point.  Do to limited availability we will not be getting any further vaccine.    

The Staff at Student Health Services

Currently, we are giving the H1N1 vaccine to the  following groups of students:  

• ·     Those students with direct patient care
• ·     Pregnant women
• ·     Persons who live with or provide care for infants less than 6 months of age (parents, siblings, daycare providers, etc.)
• ·    Health care and emergency medical services personnel who have direct contact with patients or infectious material 

Most of the H1N1 vaccine that we get initially will be the nasal spray vaccine.  The nasal spray contains a live, attenuated virus.  The limited supply of injectable vaccine will be saved back for pregnant students and those that are not eligible for flu mist.  H1N1 nasal spray vaccine should not be given to the following groups: 

• o   Children younger than 2yrs and adults 50yrs and older;
• o   pregnant women;
• o   anyone with a weakened immune system or underlying medical condition;
• o   anyone in close contact with a person with a severely weakened immune system (requiring care in a protected environment, such as a bone marrow transplant unit)

The vaccine information sheet for the H1N1 nasal spray can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/downloads/vis-laiv-h1n1.pdf

The vaccine information sheet for the H1N1 injectable form at http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/downloads/vis-inact-h1n1.pdf

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Upcoming Holiday Hours:

Thanksgiving: We will be open from 8: 00 am-4:30 pm November 23 though the 25th.   We will be closed November 26th and 27th.   Please have a happy and safe holiday, The staff at Student Health services    

Holidays: From December 21st through January 4th, 2010, we will be open from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.  We will be closed December 25 and January 1, 2010.       Please have a happy and safe holiday, The staff at Student Health services