Baylor Health Services offers flu shots on the second floor of the McLane Student Life Center to ensure that students stay safe and healthy during the holiday session.
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Students are running out of time to take advantage of the Student Health Advisory Council’s free mobile flu shot clinics, which are running until Nov. 15 in multiple locations on campus.
“Last week and the week before, there were eight [flu cases] … so it’s only a 2% positivity rate,” Dr. Sharon Stern, Health Services medical director, said. “We have a trickle of cases right now, we’re not overwhelmed with numbers of flu.”
So, scrap the excuses. No, the flu shot doesn’t infect you with an active virus. And no, just because you happened to get the flu after getting the flu shot when you were 11 years old doesn’t mean it’s completely ineffective. A lot of myths circulate on the topic. Don’t jump on the uninformed bandwagon just because it gives you a one-way ticket away from a needle.
Baylor Health Services mobile flu shot clinic will be taking place Wednesday, Feb. 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the first floor of the Bill Daniel Student Center (SUB) outside of the Multicultural Affairs office.
Flu shots are still available through Baylor Health Services but the price for waiting may be more.
The Baylor supply of flu vaccine has dwindled down to only intradermal vaccines, according to Baylor Student Life Center staff. Intradermal vaccines are vaccine injected directly under the skin.