Flu shot free#

South Campus: Wednesdays, from 11 a.m.The clinics will operate each week through Nov. To receive a vaccination, students, faculty and staff must present a UB identification card (and insurance card for a flu shot).

Flu shot free#

The clinics, located on the North, South and Downtown campuses, are also providing free COVID-19 vaccinations. That is a big reason that we should encourage vaccination in children and their families.вЂќДЇlu vaccinations are now available to all members of the UB community - at no cost with insurance - at three on-campus clinics organized by the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. вЂњThe more we can prevent that, the more likely we are going to be able to keep kids in school. We know influenza is circulating and we know it is transmitted efficiently among school kids,вЂќ he says. вЂњSo, any child who gets a respiratory symptom has to stay home - and that complicates things for parents. However, we want to do it safely,вЂќ Murphy says. вЂњAll of us are trying to keep kids in school because we know the importance for their mental health, socialization and education. I think we have a responsibility to consider getting the flu vaccine to protect our vulnerable and elderly family, coworkers, friends and community members.вЂќДЇlu vaccines add another layer of protection to keep children in school. вЂњMany of us have contact with our older family members and with other people who are immunocompromised they are everywhere. вЂњStudies showed that less illness, less hospitalizations and lower death rates occurred in nursing home residents when vaccines were mandated for nursing home workers,вЂќ Murphy notes. Receiving the flu vaccine is another way to protect yourself and the people around you. So, if we are going to begin to head back toward being able to do more normal things, we need to reduce the likelihood of getting other respiratory tract infections.вЂќ вЂњIn addition, think about the implications for people who have respiratory symptoms. Getting them together, then, is something that we should avoid,вЂќ he says. Remember, influenza kills 10,000-60,000 people every year, while COVID has killedВ hundredsВ of thousands of people in a year and a half. вЂњBoth are respiratory viruses that have the potential to cause severe disease. вЂњIf you get both influenza and COVID at the same time, it is highly likely that it is going to be a more severe disease,вЂќ Murphy explains. Something similar happened last year with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in children, and now RSV rates are rising.вЂќД¬ontracting the flu while COVID-19 is still circulating may lead to serious health complications. вЂњLetвЂ™s not leave ourselves vulnerable to something that is particularly difficult to predict. вЂњTo me, that is a good reason to get vaccinated,вЂќ he says. It could happen earlier it could be more severe it could stretch longer. It is very difficult to predict what is going to happen this year, but we are set up for a potentially worse season. вЂњWith everyone home, transmission of influenza was reduced in the community. вЂњLast year there was almost no influenza because we were social distancing, we wore masks, and schools and businesses were closed,вЂќ Murphy says. Staying home and social distancing led to record-low flu cases last year, but numbers are expected to rise this season.

Murphy, an infectious disease physician scientist, talks with UBNow about why itвЂ™s so vital that everyone gets vaccinated against the flu this season. вЂњPeople, say, вЂWell, I have never had the flu.вЂ™вЂќДЄs the nation and the world continue to deal with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts believe receiving the flu vaccine is more important than ever. Murphy, SUNY Distinguished Professor and director of UBвЂ™s Clinical and Translational Science Institute. вЂњI think that is complacency,вЂќ says Timothy F. population receives a flu shot each year.

However, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only about half of the U.S. Every year, experts stress the importance of receiving the influenza vaccine.