About the Vaccine / FluMist
Faculty and staff
Health Promotion will not receive any vaccine for faculty and
staff this year due to the vaccine shortage. If you are in a high
risk population we advise you to see your personal health care provider
or call the Appalachian District Health Department (264-6635) regarding
their availability of the vaccine. You can place your
name on their priority list and if they receive more vaccine
you will be called.
Students
The Student Health Center will provide updates on the availability
of the vaccine for students on their web page:
Student
Health Center Vaccine Update
For more general information about the flu vaccine go to http://www.cdc.gov/
Who is in the high risk groups?
- All children aged 6 - 23 months
- Adults aged 65 years and older
- Persons aged 2 - 64 years with chronic health problems
- All women who will be pregnant during the flu season
- Residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities
- Children 6 months - 18 years on chronic aspirin therapy
- Health care workers with direct patient care, and
- Out-of-home caregivers and household contacts with children
under 6 months of age
FluMist™
FluMist™ is a new nasal mist flu vaccine available in the US. It
is indicated for healthy children and adults, 5 to 49 years of
age. For
more information on FluMist™ go to:
http://www.flumist.com/consumer/aboutflumist/index.asp
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