H1N1 Vaccine Clinic---UNLV

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UNLV H1N1 Vaccine Clinic

November 12, 2009 9:00 AM
The
following is a message from the Student Wellness Center for the UNLV
Campus Community regarding the H1N1 Vaccine. Normally, announcements
are only posted regarding WebCampus, however, due to the impact H1N1 is
having on the country an exception has been made.

Dear members of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas community:
The Student Wellness Center
received a limited amount, 200 doses, of H1N1 vaccine. We have both the
inhaled and injectable versions of the vaccine. The first H1N1 vaccine
clinic will be held on November 12, 2009 from 10:00 am -12:00 pm in the
Student Wellness Center on the first floor of the Student Recreation
and Wellness Center. The clinic will last as long as the vaccine is
available and the vaccine will be offered free of charge as a community
service. Following CDC guidelines for vaccine distribution, these
initial doses will be targeted to community members at greatest risk as
follows:

those who are pregnant
those who care for infants under 6 months old
those who are health care providers
those 24 years and younger
those
25 to 64 who have underlying health conditions. Chronic medical
conditions that confer a higher risk for influenza-related
complications include chronic pulmonary (including asthma),
cardiovascular (except hypertension), renal, hepatic, cognitive,
neurologic/neuromuscular, hematologic, or metabolic disorders
(including diabetes mellitus) or immunosuppression (including
immunosuppression caused by medications or by human immunodeficiency
virus).

As more vaccine becomes available
to us, we will make it available to additional members of the campus
community. In the meantime, we urge all members of the UNLV to
community to:

Practice respiratory
etiquette by covering your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough
or sneeze. If you don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your elbow
or shoulder, not into your hands. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or
mouth; germs are spread this way.
Practice
good hand hygiene by washing your hands with soap and water, especially
after coughing or sneezing. Alcohol-based hand cleaners also are
effective.
Stay
home if you have flu or flu-like illness for at least 24 hours after
you no longer have a fever 100 degrees Fahrenheit or signs of a fever
(have chills, feel very warm, have a flushed appearance, or are
sweating). This should be determined without the use of fever-reducing
medications (any medicine that contains ibuprofen or acetaminophen).

For more information on H1N1 and updates on vaccination availability, see our webpage at: http://studentlife.unlv.edu/shc/h1n1.html
Dr. Jamie Davidson, Assistant Vice President for Student Wellness
Tina Saddler MS, FNP-C, Director, Student Health Center