UWM H1N1 vaccine clinic update

As of today, Wednesday, October 28, the UWM has NOT received sufficient 2009 H1N1 Influenza vaccines to schedule additional clinics. There will not be a Nov. 3 mass public clinic as previously scheduled for UWM.

According to information available from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services, delays in vaccine production have significantly reduced the amount of H1N1 vaccine available nationwide, and statewide vaccine supplies could remain limited during the next several weeks. Details from the state health department are at

http://pandemic.wisconsin.gov/docview.asp?docid=18170&locid=106

It appears likely that vaccines could arrive with minimal advance notice to the campus. Therefore, the times, dates and places of potential UWM clinics will probably be announced only a short time before they are held.

It also is likely that vaccine clinics will be limited to target groups determined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices:

• Pregnant women
• Persons who live with or provide care for children aged less than 6 months (e.g. parents, siblings and daycare providers)
• Healthcare and emergency medical services personnel who have direct contact with patients or infectious material
• Children aged 6 months through 4 years, and
• Children and adolescents aged 5-18 years who have chronic medical conditions that place them at higher risk of influenza-related complications. These conditions include chronic pulmonary (including asthma), cardiovascular (except hypertension), renal, hepatic, cognitive, neurologic/neuromuscular, hematological or metabolic disorders (including diabetes mellitus), immunosuppression (including immunosuppression caused by medications or by human immunodeficiency virus); or receiving long-term aspirin therapy.

Students who fall into the above categories should get further instructions at the Norris Health Center website
http://www4.uwm.edu//norris/nhc_readmore.cfm#1021

Faculty and staff should be working closely with their personal healthcare provider and contacting their local public health department based on their residency to locate where they can receive H1N1 vaccine. Locate H1N1 availability at
http://www.wisconsinfluclinic.info/

The number and type of vaccine doses delivered to UWM will determine who will be admitted to UWM clinics. It is hoped that enough vaccines will be delivered to allow UWM to offer them to CDC’s next priority groups:

• Individuals 19-64 with chronic medical conditions and
• Healthy individuals 24 years and younger.

Eventually UWM hopes to offer H1N1 vaccinations to all students, faculty and staff.

For any clinic held by UWM, there will be no charge for the vaccines.

The latest information about H1N1 flu pertinent to UWM can be found online at:
http://www.flu.uwm.edu

The latest information about City of Milwaukee-run vaccine clinics, which was updated today, is available at:
http://www.milwaukee.gov/health

Information about the different types of vaccines available (flu shot and nasal spray) can be found at:
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/general.htm

H1N1 Public Vaccination Clinics Announced

The City of Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) will administer H1N1 vaccine to City of Milwaukee residents on Friday, October 23, 2009 from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm at Sara Scott Middle School, located at 1017 N. 12th Street. If vaccine supplies remain, clinics will also be held on Saturday, October 24 at both South Division High School, located at 1515 W. Lapham, and Sara Scott Middle School from 10-3PM.

More information...

Oct. 16, UWM receives first H1N1 vaccines

The UWM Norris Health Center has received its first delivery of 2009 H1N1 Influenza vaccines.

Because UWM has received only a limited number of vaccines, the first H1N1 vaccine clinics are for UWM faculty, staff and students who are healthcare and emergency medical services personnel and who have direct patient contact through clinical rotations or as UWM employees. This is consistent with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ phased vaccine distribution plan.

For these people, two clinics will be held next week:

• Tuesday, Oct. 20, from 3-7 p.m. in the Union Ballroom
• Thursday, Oct. 22, from 3-7 p.m. in the Sandburg Flicks (first floor movie theater)

To be admitted to the clinic, UWM faculty, staff and students must bring campus identification plus current identification from a healthcare facility. A limited number of both types of vaccine (live attenuated nasal and inactivated injectable) will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no charge for the vaccines.

The UWM Norris Health Center is aggressively seeking to acquire a large number of additional vaccines, said Dr. Julie Bonner, center director. UWM will hold additional clinics as more vaccines are received. The first is tentatively scheduled for Nov. 3. Watch for the latest information at:
http://www.flu.uwm.edu

Also, the City of Milwaukee is hosting two H1N1 vaccination clinics for healthcare professionals who have direct patient contact from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17. They will be at the Northwest Health Center, 7630 W. Mill Road, and the Southside Health Center, 1639 S. 23rd Street. More information is available at:
http://www.milwaukee.gov/health

For general information about H1N1 vaccines, please see:
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/general.htm

Seasonal flu vaccine clinics for UWM

Oct. 8, 2009

Seasonal flu vaccine clinics for UWM

Seasonal flu vaccine clinics will be held next week for UWM faculty, staff and students.

The clinics will be held on a first-come, first-served basis in the Union Ballroom from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 12; Wednesday, Oct. 14; and Thursday, Oct. 15.

A UWM ID is required to receive a vaccine, which will cost $10 for students and $20 for faculty and staff.

UWM has been allotted a limited number of vaccine doses. Alternatives to the UWM vaccine clinics include going to a local Aurora Shoo The Flu Clinic, Walgreens Take Care Clinic or Walgreens store. More details can be found here:

http://emergency.uwm.edu/2009/09/seasonal-flu-and-h1n1-flu-vaccines.html

In related news, a vaccine for the 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) virus is not yet available on the UWM campus.

Please visit the website maintained by the UWM Pandemic Planning and Response Team – www.flu.uwm.edu – for pertinent web links and up-to-date information about flu and UWM.