H1N1 flu vaccine ready to be used
Clinics to be held today, tomorrow
Emily Zulz/News Editor
Issue date: 11/10/09 Section: News
Health Service currently has a little more than 2,000 H1N1 vaccines to administer in its two-day on-campus clinic, according to Sheila Baker, medical director of Health Service.
The first clinic is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today in the Lantz Arena Concourse. The second clinic will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday in the Student Recreation Center.
"We are hoping to give every one of these vaccines in the next few days," Baker said.
The university received 2,090 vaccines to start with. Health Service ordered a total 7,000 doses for campus. Baker is hoping to have another clinic after more vaccinations arrive, possibly by early December. She said the additional clinic is totally dependent on the shipment arrival.
"Vaccine production has been slower than expected," Baker said.
She said the hope had been to have all vaccines administered by the end of November.
"Now we're looking at the end of January nationwide," she said.
Baker is hoping to get another allotment so the university can have another mass clinic before the holiday break.
The clinic is open to students, faculty and staff. Health Service is advertising the clinic for the entire Eastern community.
"You do not have to be a student," Baker said. "We're hoping to have a very good turnout."
In order to prepare for the expected high attendance, Health Service has at least 50 volunteers over the two-day span.
It has around 30 volunteers from the health studies program, Campus Community Emergency Response Team volunteers from the Office of Community Service, Lakeview College of Nursing students and faculty, all temporary nurses on the Health Service staff and Health Education Resource Center staff and students.
To be eligible, students, faculty and staff must be from one or more of the high-risk groups.
These groups include: people between the ages of 10 and 24, pregnant women, health care and emergency medical services personnel, people who live with or proved care for infants younger than 6 months, and people 25 through 64 years of age with certain chronic medical conditions.
The priority groups are established based on current U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Illinois Department of Public Health guidelines.
Health Service recommends those seeking to be immunized to enter the building via the north door, near the SRC entrance.
There is no charge, but those wishing to receive the vaccine should bring their Panther Card ID.
Emily Zulz can be reached at 581-7942 or eazulz@eiu.edu.
The first clinic is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today in the Lantz Arena Concourse. The second clinic will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday in the Student Recreation Center.
"We are hoping to give every one of these vaccines in the next few days," Baker said.
The university received 2,090 vaccines to start with. Health Service ordered a total 7,000 doses for campus. Baker is hoping to have another clinic after more vaccinations arrive, possibly by early December. She said the additional clinic is totally dependent on the shipment arrival.
"Vaccine production has been slower than expected," Baker said.
She said the hope had been to have all vaccines administered by the end of November.
"Now we're looking at the end of January nationwide," she said.
Baker is hoping to get another allotment so the university can have another mass clinic before the holiday break.
The clinic is open to students, faculty and staff. Health Service is advertising the clinic for the entire Eastern community.
"You do not have to be a student," Baker said. "We're hoping to have a very good turnout."
In order to prepare for the expected high attendance, Health Service has at least 50 volunteers over the two-day span.
It has around 30 volunteers from the health studies program, Campus Community Emergency Response Team volunteers from the Office of Community Service, Lakeview College of Nursing students and faculty, all temporary nurses on the Health Service staff and Health Education Resource Center staff and students.
To be eligible, students, faculty and staff must be from one or more of the high-risk groups.
These groups include: people between the ages of 10 and 24, pregnant women, health care and emergency medical services personnel, people who live with or proved care for infants younger than 6 months, and people 25 through 64 years of age with certain chronic medical conditions.
The priority groups are established based on current U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Illinois Department of Public Health guidelines.
Health Service recommends those seeking to be immunized to enter the building via the north door, near the SRC entrance.
There is no charge, but those wishing to receive the vaccine should bring their Panther Card ID.
Emily Zulz can be reached at 581-7942 or eazulz@eiu.edu.
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Average Joe
posted 11/10/09 @ 7:51 AM CST
SO WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF US?
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