Cal Poly’s Campus Health and Wellbeing will host their annual free flu shot clinic at the Campus Health Center on Thursday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The free flu shot clinic happens annually every October at Cal Poly, according to @mycpwell. The CDC states flu activity increases in October, so flu shots are highly […]
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Health officials say to get a flu shot to avoid a “twindemic”
Health officials are anticipating a difficult winter due to the overlap of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza. Your best defense: a flu shot. “Flu will hit our community soon, and in the midst of the ongoing pandemic, getting the flu vaccine will be more important than ever,” said Dr. Penny Borenstein, San Luis Obispo County Health […]
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Free flu shots at the health center
Campus Health and Wellbeing is giving free flu shots to students today, Sept. 29, in the lower level of the on-campus health center building — building 27 — from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Students need to bring their PolyCard in order to receive the vaccine from the health […]
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Reporter gets flu shot on camera at Campus Health & Wellbeing “pop-up”
Cal Poly Campus Health and Wellbeing hosted a flu shot “pop-up” at Robert E. Kennedy Library to administer free flu vaccinations to Cal Poly students Thursday, Oct. 18 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Annual flu vaccinations are recommended before the end of October, as the flu tends to spread more rapidly during peak months, from December to February. […]
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8 hospitalized for flu in SLO County, Health Center predicts disease still spreading
So far this year, the Health Center has seen approximately 100 cases. But like Cal Poly’s chief doctor predicts this is only the beginning.
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Cal Poly preps to fight flu
Jessica Burger jburger@mustangdaily.net With flu shot shortages surfacing all over the country, Cal Poly is doing its best to get students vaccinated after running out last Monday. Students may get flu shots from the Health Center for $9, for protection against this year’s epidemic, which has been called the worst in the past decade by the Center […]