The Vanderbilt Student Health Center has received a small supply of H1N1 vaccines, and will make these available to students who are at high risk for complications from influenza, according to a letter the SHC released today.
Students who are eligible include:
- Medical, nursing and audiology students who weren't eligible to receive the nasal vaccine
- Pregnant students
- Immunosuppressed students
- Those who are caregivers or household contacts of children less than 6 months of age
- Those who are caregivers or household contacts of bone marrow transplant recipients
- Students with diabetes, lung disease (including asthma requiring daily medications)
- Students with heart, liver or kidney disease
- Students with blood disorders like sickle cell anemia
- Students with neurological disease
Jen Swails, administrative manager at the SHC, said the center has enough H1N1 vaccines for all high risk students and is expecting more vaccines soon. She said the simultaneous production of the seasonal vaccine slowed the process for the H1N1 vaccines and led to delayed distribution.
The vaccines come to Vanderbilt from the Tennessee state government, who receives its allotment from the federal government, Swails said.
Students may come to the SHC between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday on a first-come first-serve basis while supplies last. There is no cost.
