Dr. David Rosenthal talks about flu prevention and treatment at HUHS
5:09 mins
Seasonal Flu Information
For complete information on the seasonal flu and what HUHS is doing to prevent and help treat it, click here.
Letter from Steven E. Hyman, M.D., Provost, and David S. Rosenthal, M.D., Director of University Health Services, 9/14/09
H1N1 Flu
For the latest information on H1N1 flu, and how HUHS is preparing for it click here.
Seasonal Flu Clinics
Date: Mondays and Tuesdays from September 8, 2009 – October 20, 2009
Time: 12:00 noon – 3:00 pm
Location: HUHS, Holyoke Center, Monks Library, 2nd floor
Walk-in basis. No appointment needed. For children, contact pediatric services at 617.495.4171.
Everyone with a valid Harvard or HUGHP ID is welcome.
Seasonal Flu Vaccine Update
After administering more than 15,000 vaccines over the past month and one-half, UHS has ended its seasonal flu vaccine clinics in the Holyoke Center. We anticipated a busy flu season and, after ordering considerably more vaccine than we have in the past, we were able to provide vaccinations to the Harvard community much earlier than we have in previous years.
We will be proceeding with scheduled clinics in the undergraduate dining halls, but because our distributor has not been able to provide us with the final shipment of 1600 doses of vaccine that we ordered we regrettably will be canceling a number of clinics scheduled for other sites around the campus.
Students, faculty and staff who still wish to receive a seasonal flu vaccine should check with their local pharmacies, which have also been administering flu shots and may still have supplies.
While we will be suspending seasonal flu vaccines a little earlier than we had originally planned, the work that went into making this season's flu clinics so effective will enable us to efficiently distribute H1N1 influenza vaccines when those supplies arrive.
Please keep in mind that there will be a limited supply of H1N1 vaccines available, and UHS will be following guidelines established by the public health authorities to prioritize the distribution of the doses we receive.