Flu Shots
Dates/Hours
High Risk Students (Those with chronic diseases such as diabetes, asthma or those on immune-suppressing medications): Available daily starting October 20th. Available on a walk-in basis, no appointments will be scheduled in advance; just check-in with a receptionist upon arrival.
All Others (Non-high-risk students, faculty, staff and family members age 13 and older):
October 21st & 23rd, 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
October 28th & 30th, 11:30 AM to 3:30 PMNovember 4, 6, 13, 18, 20, & 25; 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM
December 2, 9 & 11, 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM
December 4, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Location
Student Health Center, Campus Services 2nd Floor (at the corner of Bill McDonald Pkwy & 21st St.)
Cost
$18
Students: The $18 charge will be billed to your student account. If you'd like to submit the charge to your insurance for possible reimbursement, ask the receptionist for a Charge Slip.
Faculty, Staff, and Family Members over 13: You must first purchase a flu shot ticket for $18 at the Cashier’s Office in Old Main 245, available beginning Monday, October 13. The ticket must be presented to the nurse prior to receiving the shot. Personal checks will not be accepted in lieu of a flu shot ticket. The nurse will initial the ticket after the shot is given, which may then be sumitted to your insurance for possible reimbursement.
Parking
Parking is available, by permit, in the lot in front of the Campus Services building. A valid parking permit, available from the Visitor Center which is located in the lobby of Campus Services, must be on display.
Dr. Emily Gibson, director of the Student Health Center, encourages those with chronic illnesses to get their flu shots as soon as possible and notes that they might need a booster flu shot in January to protect them through February.
To learn more about Influenza visit the CDC's website or the Whatcom County Health Department's Flu Information Site.
You can read more about the flu vaccine here.
For information on community flu shot clinics please go to the Whatcom Public Health Department's site at: http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/health/pdf/flu_clinic_schedule.pdf
