Widener SHS Flu Update Student Health Services has received their 2000-01 Flu shipment. We received 100 injections . Please call for availability. According to the Center for Disease Control, the flu vaccine can be effectively given up to February 2, 2001. If you are an individual who is considered to have a high risk for flu, please consider getting your vaccination as soon as possible.
Students can pay cash or put on school bill at time of service.
Compared with most other viral respiratory infections, such as the common cold, influenza infection often causes a more severe illness. Although nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea can sometimes accompany influenza infection these symptoms are rarely the primary symptoms. Most people who get the flu recover completely in 1 to 2 weeks, but some people develop serious and potentially life threatening medical complications, such as pneumonia. Much of the illness and death caused by influenza can be prevented by annual influenza vaccination. Some people are not vaccinated because of misconceptions about influenza and the vaccine.