Fall has begun - and flu season isn't far behind. Fortunately, the Charter House has the means to protect the body from the coughs, sore throats and fevers that accompany the influenza virus. Student Health Services is offering a free influenza shot to all students during normal office hours. Flu shots don't immunize you against that. The flu causes upper respiratory symptoms and goes into the chest and causes high fevers.
Some people can remain sick for two to three weeks from it.
The flu shot immunizes people against those symptoms. There are medications we use, but nothing is better than preventing it. There has been much national publicity about the lack of flu serum and thus flu vaccinations. However, Student Health Services Nurse Margaret Singer said this is not the case at the Charter House. We anticipate how many we need based on the number last year, and each year we increase the amount, so we have more this year than last year.