Flu Shot Clinics - It's Worth A Shot!

H1N1

Emory University has received a partial shipment of injectable H1N1 vaccine and is expecting more in coming weeks to months. We are finalizing our distribution plan to ensure that vaccine is available first to the highest risk groups at Emory University and Emory Healthcare, including pregnant women and front-line medical staff.  As supply allows, we will then expand H1N1 vaccination to other Emory Healthcare patients and Emory University students and employees at increased risk of severe H1N1 infection, per CDC recommendations.

Therefore, Emory University will initially offer H1N1 influenza vaccinations to adult faculty, staff, students and immediate, same household family members 18 years of age and over who fall within the following CDC priority groups:

• Pregnant women.
• Individuals who provide care to a child or children under 6 months of age (either in their household or under their direct care in an out-of-home setting).
• Healthcare workers, emergency medical services (EMS) workers or health sciences student involved in direct patient care.

• Individuals 18-64 years of age with severe cardiac, pulmonary or neurodegenerative disease

We will ask all others to forego or defer H1N1 vaccination at this time, until the vaccine is available in larger quantities.  Emory students under 18 years of age with underlying chronic serious medical conditions will be offered vaccine at Student Health Services, where appropriate/required parental consent can be verified.

Emory Healthcare is also beginning vaccinations of front-line healthcare workers. 

Starting tomorrow, Emory University will offer the following H1N1 vaccination clinics for individuals in the above priority groups.  Seasonal influenza vaccinations will also be available at these clinics while current supplies last:

Thursday, November 5, 2009, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.      Dobbs University Center (DUC)

                                                                                      Television Lounge, First Floor

Once again, per CDC recommendations and as supply allows, Emory will expand H1N1 vaccination to other Emory University students, faculty and staff and Emory Healthcare patients in additional priority groups when future H1N1 vaccine shipments are released by the state.

Your ID & Personal Insurance card are required for verification of your faculty/staff/student status.  Please bring these cards with you to the clinic.

FACULTY/STAFF

H1N1 Flu Shots are FREE to benefits eligible (20+ hrs/wk) Emory Employees with their

Emory Faculty /Staff ID and Personal Health Insurance Card.

STUDENTS

Flu Shots are FREE to Emory Students insured by the Emory Student Health Insurance Plan with their Emory Student ID and Aetna Student Health Insurance Card.

For all other Emory employees, students and individuals not covered in the above categories, there will be a $10 vaccine administration fee.

Dr. Michael Huey, Executive Director, Student Health and Counseling Services

Dr. Paula Gomes, Director, Faculty Staff Assistance Program

For information related to H1N1 and seasonal influenza, visit Emory’s Influenza

website at: www.emory.edu/flu

For HR Policies in Response to H1N1

visit:http://www.emory.edu/home/H1N1-flu/faqs/employees-poliices.html

Once again,  we apologize for any inconvenience that flu shot clinic cancellations
have caused and appreciate your understanding during this very busy and unpredictable
influenza season.

Sincerely,

Dr. Michael Huey, Executive Director, Student Health and Counseling Services

Dr. Paula Gomes, Director, Faculty Staff Assistance Program

Influenza Shot Campaign

Seasonal influenza vaccine is available in limited quantities at the H1N1 Flu Shot Campus Campaigns.  Please check availability on arrival.

Your ID & Personal Insurance card are required for verification of

your faculty/staff/student status.

FACULTY/STAff

Flu Shots are FREE to benefits eligible (20+hrs/wk) Emory Employees with
Emory Faculty/Staff ID and Personal Health Insurance Card.

STUDENTS

Flu Shots are FREE to Emory Students insured by the Emory Student Health Insurance
Plan with their Emory Student ID and Aetna Student Health Insurance Card.

For all other Emory Students, the cost is $18.00. You must present a valid Emory
Student ID to receive student pricing.

For all individuals not covered in above categories (aged 18+ only), the cost is $26.00.

If you are an Emory Healthcare employee, we encourage you to take advantage
of seasonal flu shots sponsored by the Emory Healthcare Employee Health Services. Scheduled vaccination clinics for Emory Healthcare employees as well as Emory
University employees working in patient care will continue as announced.

To view a map of the various Flu Shot Campaign locations

visit:  map.emory.edu