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H1N1 Influenza vaccine clinics (Nasal Spray Only)

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Release Date: 2009-11-04
Contact: Scott Braswell

H1N1 nasal spray vaccine clinics for NC STATE STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF IN PRIORITY GROUPS ONLY AND WHO CAN RECEIVE NASAL SPRAY have been arranged:

  1. Wednesday, November 4, 2009, Talley Student Center Ballroom, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. NO APPOINTMENT IS NECESSARY.
  2. Friday, November 6, 2009, Student Health Center, Room 2301, from 9 a.m until 5 p.m. NO APPOINTMENT IS NECESSARY.

(Pregnant women, people with certain medical conditions or weak immune system, or people over age 49 should receive the shot rather than the nasal spray.)

Priority groups eligible for nasal vaccine offered at this clinic are healthy people 24 years and under who are not pregnant and who do not have certain health conditions (such as diabetes, asthma, or certain other medical conditions) and healthy people age 25-49 who are emergency or health care workers or who live with or care for infants younger than six months.

The vaccine will be free, but all recipients must present their current NC State University ID. All with BlueCross BlueShield NC should present their member card and photo ID to receive the free flu shot.

A frequently asked question is whether a person should receive H1N1 vaccine if they already had a flu-like illness since spring 2009. The CDC website answers that question as follows:

"The symptoms of influenza (flu-like illnesses) are similar to those caused by many other viruses. Even when influenza viruses are causing large numbers of people to get sick, other viruses are also causing illnesses. Specific testing, called RT-PCR test, is needed in order to tell if an illness is caused by a specific influenza strain or by some other virus. This test is different from rapid flu tests that doctors can do in their offices. Since most people with flu-like illnesses will not be tested with RT-PCR this season, the majority will not know whether they have been infected with 2009 H1N1 flu or a different virus.

Therefore, if you were ill but do not know if you had 2009 H1N1 infection, you should get vaccinated, if your doctor recommends it. So, most people recommended for 2009 H1N1 vaccination should be vaccinated with the 2009 H1N1 vaccine regardless of whether they had a flu-like illness earlier in the year. If you have had 2009 H1N1 flu, as confirmed by an RT-PCR test, you should have some immunity against 2009 H1N1 flu and can choose not to get the 2009 H1N1 vaccine. However, vaccination of a person with some existing immunity to the 2009 H1N1 virus will not be harmful."