The Student Health Center started distributing seasonal flu vaccinations Wednesday morning to prepare students and staff for the onset of the regular flu season.The Health Center will inoculate students and faculty between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. until Friday. Christine Sullivan, Health Center nurse manager, said the clinic was heavily crowded Wednesday, and she expects it to stay that way until Friday or until the clinic’s supply of 2,400 flu shots run out.The number of shots given Wednesday was not immediately available.Inoculations are $10 for students and $20 for University faculty and staff. The clinic is accepting both cash and checks. A broadcast e-mail from the University suggested patients wear short-sleeved shirts to expedite the inoculation process and allow faster traffic flow.The clinic has still not received word when they will receive vaccinations for the H1N1 virus, said Julie Hupperich, associate director of the Health Center.The Health Center signed up online early this month to be a distributor of the H1N1 vaccine, Hupperich said. —-Contact Adam Duvernay at [email protected]
Seasonal flu shots start at SHC
October 21, 2009