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H1N1 Flu Information

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H1N1 Vaccine Now Available at the Wellness Center

The University Wellness Center has recently acquired a limited supply of H1N1 vaccine for Northwest students.  Vaccinations are being provided to students at no charge. Due to the limited supply, vaccinations will be given until supplies are depleted. Should supplies run out, the Wellness Center will continue to offer H1N1 vaccine to students in the future as more doses become available.

Students may get the H1N1 vaccine in the following ways:

Please note that the H1N1 vaccine is different than the seasonal influenza vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend getting both an H1N1 vaccination and a seasonal flu shot to be fully protected.  The Wellness Center is still offering seasonal flu shots to Northwest students.

Please visit www.flu.gov/individualfamily/vaccination/index.html for more information about the H1N1 vaccine.

As there are still significant numbers of H1N1 cases on the Northwest Missouri State University campus, the Wellness Center strongly urges you to do the following:

If You are Experiencing Flu-like Symptoms

It is important that you contact the Wellness Center immediately as soon as you start feeling ill. If you are experiencing flu-like symptoms (fever over 100.0 degrees along with any combination of cough, sore throat, or body aches), please contact the University Wellness Center at 660.562.1348 as soon as you start feeling ill. Please do not wait a day or two after you start feeling ill before contacting us. This is especially important if you have a chronic medical condition. If you are feeling ill and have seen another healthcare provider (such as your family doctor), please contact the Wellness Center as soon as possible in order to provide us with this information.

It is important that you isolate yourself if you become ill after contacting a healthcare provider. The CDC and American College Health Association recommend that students go home to isolate if feasible. If returning home is not possible, Northwest will work with you for provisions for self isolation. If you live on campus, contact Rose Viau (rviau@nwmissouri.edu) for isolation provisions. Current directives call for isolation until 24 hours after the fever is gone, so have a plan in place in the event you are instructed to isolate yourself.

If you are experiencing flu-like symptoms and visit the Wellness Center, it is important that you put on a mask and notify the Wellness Center front desk staff when you arrive. Masks are provided in the front entryway at the Wellness Center. Wellness Center staff will then immediately escort you to an alternate waiting area and will expedite your evaluation and treatment. If you have H1N1, taking this measure will help in preventing the spread of H1N1 to other students.

How To Prevent Catching and Spreading H1N1

It is important to practice good cough etiquette and hand washing hygiene.  As with previous campus directives and consistent with the Centers for Disease Control instructions, coughing into your sleeve and frequent hand washing with soap and water is an important way to prevent the spread of the virus.

Be informed. Northwest urges you to become fully informed about H1N1 and the easy precautions that will help avoid infection and any potential disruption to your academic schedule. For additional information on symptoms, visit http://www.flu.gov or Bearcat Alert on the Northwest homepage.

Please contact the University Wellness Center at 660.562.1348
if you have any questions.