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Recent
Updates
January 21, 2010
–
CDC reports decrease in cases
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention report that the
overall
flu activity in
the United States decreased during the week of
January 3-9,
2010, as reported in
FluView. Though
flu activity, caused by either 2009 H1N1 or
seasonal flu
viruses, may rise and fall, it is expected to continue
for several more months.
Read more ...
December 21, 2009
– H1N1 nasal flu vaccine still available
There are still a few free H1N1 vaccinations
still available for students, faculty and staff at the
Student Health Center. Since the supply is limited, they
will be given on a first-come, first served basis. Only the nasal spray form of
the H1N1 vaccine is available. Participants must show Fresno State
ID cards. There is no cost to be vaccinated. For more information, call the
Health Center at 278.2734. Please call the Health Center
before arriving to make sure there is still vaccine
available.
December 10, 2009
–
Limited supply of campus H1N1
vaccine still available
About 100 free H1N1 vaccinations are
still available for
students, faculty and staff at the Student Health Center.
Since the supply is limited, they will be given on a
first-come, first served basis. Both the injectable and nasal spray forms of
the H1N1 vaccine so all age groups are eligible to
receive the vaccine. Participants must show Fresno State
ID cards. There is no cost to be vaccinated. For more information, call the
Health Center at 278.2734. Because of staffing, there
may be a short wait to receive the vaccine.
December 7, 2009
–
Free campus H1N1 vaccination
clinic Dec. 9
A free H1N1 vaccination clinic for
students, faculty and staff will be held Wednesday,
December 9, 2009, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the University
Student Union Pavilion. The Student Health Center has
received both the injectable and nasal spray forms of
the H1N1 vaccine so all age groups are eligible to
receive the vaccine. Participants must show Fresno State
ID cards. There is no cost to be vaccinated. Staff from
the Student Health Center and and students from the
Department of Nursing will do the screening and
administer the vaccine. For more information, call the
Health Center at 278.2734.
Read more...
November 23, 2009
– County public
health department sets Pandemic Flu H1N1 vaccination
clinics
The Fresno County Department of
Public Health has scheduled Pandemic Flu H1N1
Vaccination Clinics for December 1 at Coalinga High
School in the main gym from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Enter from
the Cherry Lane entrance. A second clinic will be
Thursday, Dec. 3, at New Harvest Church Family Life
Center, 698 North Minnewawa Ave., in Clovis. The Clovis
clinic will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Pandemic Flu H1N1
vaccine ONLY will be available at these clinics to
persons 6 months through 24 years of age, pregnant
women, persons 25 years through 64 years of age with
chronic medical conditions and caregivers of infants
younger than 6 months of age. All clinic dates and
locations are subject to change based on availability of
vaccine.
November 23, 2009
– Campus H1N1 nasal
spray available on walk-in basis
Fresno State’s Student Health Center still has H1N1
nasal spray vaccinations available. Sponsored by University Health and Psychological
Services, the vaccine is free to students, faculty and
staff who are under 50 years old, not pregnant and in
good health. You may walk in Monday, Nov. 23, or
Tuesday, Nov. 24, between 8 a.m and 4:30 p.m. except
during the lunch hour from noon to 1 p.m., but you must show Fresno State ID cards.
The University Health Center is at 5044 N. Barton Ave.
September 24, 2009
–
Fresno County seasonal flu vaccination clinics
scheduled
The Fresno County Department of Public
Health has scheduled its 2009 seasonal flu vaccination clinics at
various urban and rural locations throughout the county. Seasonal flu
vaccine provides protection from those virus strains which typically
circulate in this hemisphere from October through March. Seasonal flu
vaccine does not provide protection against the Pandemic Flu H1N1 virus.
Read more...
September 21, 2009
–
Flu shot clinic for Fresno State students
Wednesday, Sept. 23
A low-cost flu shot clinic for students will
be held on campus Wednesday, Sept. 23, at California State University,
Fresno. The clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Pavilion on
the lower level of the University Student Union. The flu vaccine is to
protect against seasonal influenza, not against the H1N1 virus. The H1N1
vaccine will be available later this fall. Fresno State nursing students
will be staffing the clinic under the supervision of Nursing Department
faculty. The fee is $10 (cash or check).
Read more...
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