December 18, 2009
Purdue opens H1N1 vaccinations to all employees, retirees, students
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue will begin offering H1N1 vaccinations to all the university's faculty, staff, retirees, students and their spouses/domestic partners beginning Monday (Dec. 21).Purdue has administered more than 5,000 doses of the vaccine to the priority groups identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and now is opening vaccinations to the rest of the campus community from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays in Room G43 of the Purdue Student Health Center. The center will be closed Dec. 24 and 25 and Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. Of the doses administered so far, 3,400 went to students.
There is no charge for students. Purdue identification cards will be needed, and employees also will need to show their Purdue-sponsored insurance card to cover the $12 administration fee.
Media contact: Jeanne Norberg, 765-494-2084, jnorberg@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
To the News Service home page