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University of Victoria staff members are being asked to help the university’s emergency response team and fight the flu by participating in a campus immunization clinic on Nov. 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The one-time clinic is voluntary, but participation will help provide UVic with valuable experience working with community partners to conduct an emergency pandemic response immunization exercise. It will also lessen the impact of influenza on campus.
Vouchers with a $20 value to cover the cost of one influenza inoculation will be distributed to staff members via campus mail in the week prior to the clinic. Those who want to be inoculated must complete the voucher and bring it with them to the clinic’s registration desk in the McKinnon Gym lobby.
Several inoculation stations will be available in the gym throughout the clinic but participants should allow a minimum of 30 minutes for the procedure, which includes a 15-minute rest period following inoculation. If possible, avoid attending over the noon hour when the clinic is expected to be busiest.
An influenza shot, which boosts the immune system and lessens the chance of getting sick and spreading the virus to others, is just one way to increase the odds of staying healthy this fall and winter.
UVic students will have their annual immunization clinic on Oct. 23 and 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the University Centre Lobby.
University Health Services also advises frequent hand-washing with soap and warm water, covering your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze (or cough into your upper sleeve—not your hands) and throwing used tissues away immediately.
Getting plenty of rest, exercise and healthy food also helps to keep you free of the influenza virus.
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