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Flu Clinic

Flu Shot Clinic – free for all Trinity Faculty, Staff and Students

Getting vaccinated can help prevent you and more vulnerable people from contracting the flu!  Flu season is upon us. Come out and receive your flu vaccines for the season! The Health and Wellness Center will be administering flu vaccines to students, faculty, and staff on Thursday October 13 from 11am-1pm in Alumnae Hall.

Even healthy people need a flu vaccine.
Influenza (flu) is a contagious disease which affects the lungs and can lead to serious illness, including pneumonia. Even healthy people can get sick enough to miss work or school for a significant amount of time or even be hospitalized. Flu vaccines are recommended for everyone 6 months of age and older. Pregnant people, young children, older people, and people with certain chronic medical conditions like asthma, diabetes and heart disease are at increased risk of serious flu-related complications, so getting a yearly flu vaccine is especially important for them.

Is the flu vaccine safe?
Yes. Flu vaccines have an excellent safety record. They have been given to hundreds of millions of people for more than 50 years and have a very good safety track record. Each year, CDC works closely with the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA), and other partners to ensure the highest safety standards for flu vaccines.

The most common side effects of flu vaccines are mild.
Flu vaccines cannot cause flu illness; however, it can cause mild side effects that may be mistaken for flu. For example, people vaccinated with the flu shot may feel achy and may have a sore arm where the shot was given. People vaccinated with the nasal spray flu vaccine may have a stuffy nose and sore throat. These side effects are NOT flu. If experienced at all, these effects are usually mild and last only 1-2 days.