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This message was last updated on 11/19/2009

H1N1 Vaccine information:

Student Health has H1NI Nasal Spray in stock. Immunization hours for receiving the vaccine are 9am-1pm and 2pm-4pm at Student Health. Please remember to bring your GWorld card with you to the SHS office.

We have a very limited supply of H1N1 injections for students who are pregnant, asthmatic or who have an underlying medical condition which prevents them from receiving the nasal spray.

Those students who do not wish to receive the nasal spray, but are otherwise ineligible for the injection, can check the SHS website for periodic updates. We may receive future shipments of H1N1 injections from the Department of Health. However, because of limited supply, these will only be given to students who are ineligible to receive the nasal spray.

Also, please note that the DC Department of Health continues to offer ongoing free clinics for H1N1 vaccinations throughout the District. For more information, visit the DC Department of Health Web site at http://flu.dc.gov.

For more information on H1N1 flu shot, please click the link below:

http://www.immunize.org/vis/h1n1_inactiveflu.pdf

For more information on H1N1 nasal spray, please click the link below:

http://www.immunize.org/vis/h1n1_liveflu.pdf

 
Seasonal Flu Vaccine information:

Seasonal flu vaccines will be provided during the first week of December. The location, time and date have not yet been determined, so please check the SHS website for updated information.

Please continue to visit the Campus Advisories site (http://campusadvisories.gwu.edu) for information regarding flu prevention and precaution.

Click the underlined links below to answer your questions about Seasonal and H1N1 influenza. 


H1N1 FAQ's

GW's Response at Campus Advisories 


Dining Services:Options for students under the weather



PREVENTION

Here are some ways that you can protect yourself:

If you develop flu-like symptoms, including a fever over 100⁰F (37.8⁰C) and sore throat or cough, please stay at home, avoid contact with others, and CALL the Student Health Service or your healthcare provider for advice.

If you have been in close contact with someone who exhibit flu-like symtoms, and you have a chronic medical condition, such as diabetes, please CALL the Student Health Service or your healthcare provider for advice.

Also, please visit the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website for more  information: 

http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/guidance/guidelines_colleges.htm  
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/sick.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/guidance_homecare.htm

                                                              Note

All currently registered full time and part time students matriculated in a degree program at The George Washington University are eligible for services. Non degree seeking students registered for at least 12 hours of academic credit in the current semester are also eligible. Students must present their GWorld card each time they visit the SHS. Students enrolled in classes through the Center for Professional Development or Continuing Engineering Education Program, students on a leave of absence at the beginning of the academic year and non degree students taking less than 12 hours of academic credit per semester are not eligible.

Please call to schedule an appointment. Students with emergencies will be seen on a walk-in basis. Please notify receptionist of your emergency when you arrive. When the SHS Clinic is closed, emergencies may be treated in the GW Hospital's Emergency Room, currently located on Washington Circle at 900 23rd Street, NW. Students are responsible for all charges incurred at the SHS as well as at any offsite medical facility such as the GW University Hospital.