The Daily OrangeSU receives 200 swine flu vacciens for students
By Rebecca Kheel
Posted: 11/18/09, 3:39 AM EST Section: News
Syracuse University received 200 more doses of nasal mist H1N1 vaccine Monday, said Carol Masiclat, SU Health Services spokeswoman. This is the first shipment that will be made available to the student body. Health Services sent an e-mail to the university community Tuesday afternoon alerting it to the delivery.
Students will be able to receive the vaccination during a clinic held at the Health Services building on Waverly Avenue Friday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Only students with a ticket will be able to get the vaccine Friday, Masiclat said. Free tickets will be available for students with an SU ID at the Schine Box Office starting Thursday at 9 a.m. until they run out. Based on student interest in seasonal flu vaccine, tickets are expected to run out quickly, Masiclat said. Students who wait in line, but are not among the 200 to receive a ticket, will have to come back the next time a clinic is scheduled.
"I don't imagine students will be waiting very long and losing a whole day," Masiclat said.
Students who obtain tickets will have a specific one-hour block Friday to go to Health Services and receive the swine flu vaccination. If all 200 ticketholders do not get a shot, Health Services will decide what to do with the additional vaccines at that time, Masiclat said.
Health Services expects to receive more shipments in coming weeks, but does know the exact date or volume of the shipments, Masiclat said. Although both shipments so far have contained 200 doses, there is no indication that subsequent shipments will be the same volume, Masiclat said.
"We know students are intensely interested," Masiclat said. "The university is equally interested. But we're not in charge. The distribution is all carried out by the state."
This is SU's second shipment of swine flu vaccine in two weeks. The first shipment of 200 doses arrived Nov. 6 and was made available only to Health Services employees and people who work with children. The first shipment of 200 doses looks to be enough for them, Masiclat said, as not everyone who is eligible to receive the vaccine is interested in getting it.
Students will be able to receive the vaccination during a clinic held at the Health Services building on Waverly Avenue Friday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Only students with a ticket will be able to get the vaccine Friday, Masiclat said. Free tickets will be available for students with an SU ID at the Schine Box Office starting Thursday at 9 a.m. until they run out. Based on student interest in seasonal flu vaccine, tickets are expected to run out quickly, Masiclat said. Students who wait in line, but are not among the 200 to receive a ticket, will have to come back the next time a clinic is scheduled.
"I don't imagine students will be waiting very long and losing a whole day," Masiclat said.
Students who obtain tickets will have a specific one-hour block Friday to go to Health Services and receive the swine flu vaccination. If all 200 ticketholders do not get a shot, Health Services will decide what to do with the additional vaccines at that time, Masiclat said.
Health Services expects to receive more shipments in coming weeks, but does know the exact date or volume of the shipments, Masiclat said. Although both shipments so far have contained 200 doses, there is no indication that subsequent shipments will be the same volume, Masiclat said.
"We know students are intensely interested," Masiclat said. "The university is equally interested. But we're not in charge. The distribution is all carried out by the state."
This is SU's second shipment of swine flu vaccine in two weeks. The first shipment of 200 doses arrived Nov. 6 and was made available only to Health Services employees and people who work with children. The first shipment of 200 doses looks to be enough for them, Masiclat said, as not everyone who is eligible to receive the vaccine is interested in getting it.
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