H1N1 Related Alerts
H1N1 Vaccine
In conjunction with the Wayne County Health Department, IU East is making the H1N1 flu vaccine available to the campus community. This includes all students, faculty, staff and families. The H1N1 vaccine is free. All vaccines will be given in the Center for Health Promotion, Hayes Hall 001.
For questions about the vaccine, please contact Dr. Karen Clark, Dean of Nursing or visit the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website at http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/vaccine_keyfacts.htm
Please schedule yourself for a vaccine, and plan to stay at the CHP 15 minutes following your injection.
Vaccination Protection
Who should get vaccinated this season?
In general, anyone who wants to reduce their chances of getting the flu can get vaccinated. However, it is recommended by CDC and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) that certain people should get vaccinated each year. Most of these people are recommended for vaccination because they are at high risk of having serious flu complications or they live with or care for people at high risk for serious complications
People recommended for seasonal influenza vaccination during the 2009-10 season remain the same as the previous season:
- Children aged 6 months up to their 19th birthday
- Pregnant women
- People 50 years of age and older
- People of any age with certain chronic medical conditions
- People who live in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
- People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications from flu, including:
- Health care workers
- Household contacts of persons at high risk for complications from the flu
- Household contacts and out of home caregivers of children less than 6 months of age (these children are too young to be vaccinated)
