H1N1 vaccines now being offered
Royal Purple Staff
Issue date: 11/24/09 Section: News
UW-Whitewater has received a second shipment H1N1 vaccines for 200 people and will be offering them to all students and staff 25 or younger.
The Wisconsin Division of Health announced Monday the Ambrose Health Center could begin vaccinating the general public on campus.
Also eligible for vaccinations are campus community members up to age 65 if they are considered high risk.
People are considered high risk if they have asthma, diabetes, cardiac disorders, pulmonary disorders or if they are pregnant.
Appointments to receive a vaccine are required and can be made by calling 262-472-1300. The line is operational 8 am-noon and 1-4 p.m. Monday-Friday.
The number of people contracting the disease is slowly decreasing, but it is estimated there will be another outbreak during the winter, health representatives have said.
"The first wave was last spring, the current one is the fall, and we may see another outbreak during the spring semester," director of the health center Ruth Swisher said.
The first shipment of 300 H1N1 vaccines have all been given. The health center requested 500 doses for this shipment, but only received the 200.
Quarantine rooms are set up for student who have flu symptoms to prevent spread of the illness. The rooms, located in the basements of Clem, Wellers and Knilans halls, have been used by 16 students this semester.
"These isolation rooms are just that; students felt isolated," director of University Housing Frank Bartlett said. "But the rooms are nice though. They all have a flat-screen TVs."
Students can check themselves into quarantine rooms or be directed there by the health center.
The Wisconsin Division of Health announced Monday the Ambrose Health Center could begin vaccinating the general public on campus.
Also eligible for vaccinations are campus community members up to age 65 if they are considered high risk.
People are considered high risk if they have asthma, diabetes, cardiac disorders, pulmonary disorders or if they are pregnant.
Appointments to receive a vaccine are required and can be made by calling 262-472-1300. The line is operational 8 am-noon and 1-4 p.m. Monday-Friday.
The number of people contracting the disease is slowly decreasing, but it is estimated there will be another outbreak during the winter, health representatives have said.
"The first wave was last spring, the current one is the fall, and we may see another outbreak during the spring semester," director of the health center Ruth Swisher said.
The first shipment of 300 H1N1 vaccines have all been given. The health center requested 500 doses for this shipment, but only received the 200.
Quarantine rooms are set up for student who have flu symptoms to prevent spread of the illness. The rooms, located in the basements of Clem, Wellers and Knilans halls, have been used by 16 students this semester.
"These isolation rooms are just that; students felt isolated," director of University Housing Frank Bartlett said. "But the rooms are nice though. They all have a flat-screen TVs."
Students can check themselves into quarantine rooms or be directed there by the health center.
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OVER 25
posted 11/24/09 @ 1:30 PM CST
Why does your headline state ALL students! I am over 25 and therefore cannot get one!
grr at the royal purple once again!
d Patwell
posted 11/28/09 @ 2:24 PM CST
I'm under 25, and I'm still not going to be getting one voluntarily. Wouldn't matter if was free, the only way I'd get one of these is if I'm incapacitated. (Continued…)
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