[149]SHOTS OFFERED IN PREPARATION FOR FLU SEASON AT MTSU

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 8, 2008EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081

SHOTS OFFERED IN PREPARATION FOR FLU SEASON AT MTSU
Health Services to Provide Immunizations at More Locations, Different Times

(MURFREESBORO) – With the cold and flu season fast approaching, MTSU Health Services will offer flu shots to the campus community at multiple locations on campus. This year, flu shots will be available from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16, at the June Anderson Women’s Center, which is Room 206 in the James Union Building; from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22, in the conference room on the second floor of the Cope Administration Building; and from noon to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23, in Room 318 of the Keathley University Center. Only cash and checks will be accepted as payment at these locations. From 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 21, Wednesday, Oct. 22, and Thursday, Oct. 23, shots will be available in the atrium of the Health, Wellness and Recreation Center. In the atrium, patients may pay by cash, check, Visa, MasterCard, RaiderFunds, or students may charge shots to their MTSU accounts. “Last year, we treated over 600 students for influenza or flu-like symptoms,” says Health Services Director Richard Chapman. “Our goal is get more students immunized.” Chapman says more than 750 shots were administered last year, mostly to faculty and staff. Due to renovations, injections cannot be offered this year at the Cason-Kennedy Nursing Building. No appointment is required at any location. The cost is $15 for students and $20 for faculty and staff. For more information, contact MTSU Health Services at 615-898-2988.

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