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Counseling and Health Services
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Walk in to Counseling and Health Services between 4-5 pm any Tuesday from September 9 to November 21, 2017 to receive your free flu vaccine! You can also make an appointment on the student portal.
No flu at SSU! Know your risks and get vaccinated today! The single best way to prevent the flu is to get vaccinated every year.
Did you know that most people who get the flu are sick for over a week? That’s more than seven days without class, social functions, even work. You simply can’t afford to get sick.
It can happen to you: Lack of sleep, not eating healthy, and not exercising regularly weakens your immune system, making you vulnerable to flu. Your lifestyle puts you at a unique risk.
Flu is easily spread: Close contact such as dorms, classrooms, public transportation, parties, and sports events make flu easy to spread at college.
Flu is serious: Even healthy people get the flu. Every year, healthy young adults become severely sick from the flu requiring hospitalization and some even die from the flu.
The vaccine cannot cause flu illness: The vaccine that is administered by a needle is made by inactivated virus or no virus at all! This means that it cannot cause flu illness. Some people experience mild side effects such as fatigue, sore arm, weakness, or low grade fever and confuse this with the flu. This can be a response to the vaccine but typically lasts less than 24 hours, can be treated with Tylenol, and is not common.