Flu Vaccine

For Students only. Appointments are available online at Student Health Services. Click HERE to make an appointment. After authenticating yourself with your PennKey and birthdate, you’ll be able to select “Appointments” from the menu in the left-hand column. Follow the instructions to see a list of available appointments for flu shots. Evening and Saturday appointments are available! They cost $25 and will be covered by the Aetna Student Health insurance or, if you have private insurance, can be billed to your bursar account. Appointments are available and can be made through our web site.

What you should know about pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine?

• People with minor illnesses, such as a cold, may be vaccinated. Those who are moderately or severely ill or have a fever should usually wait until they recover before getting pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine.

What is pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine?

• Pneumococcal disease is a serious disease caused by a bacteria. Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) exposes the individual to a small dose of the bacteria (or a protein from the bacteria) and causes the body to develop immunity to the disease.
• Pneumococcal infection can cause pneumonia, blood infection (bacteremia), and meningitis (infection of the covering of the brain). About 1 out of every 20 people who get pneumococcal pneumonia dies from it, as do about 2 out of every 10 who get bacteremia, and 3 out of 10 who get meningitis. Pneumococcal disease kills more people in the United States every year than all other vaccine-preventable diseases combined.
• Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine can help prevent the disease. Many more people would get the disease if vaccination did not occur.