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H1N1 flu vaccine is now available to all students! Make an appointment today with Student Health to receive the H1N1 vaccine free of charge.
Student Health will also be hosting a special H1N1 vaccine clinic Friday, January 15, from 10am-2pm in Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce Street. All Penn students and their spouses/domestic partners are eligible to receive H1N1 vaccine free of charge. Bring your PennCard.
If you haven’t already received the regular seasonal flu vaccine, you can get both H1N1 and seasonal vaccines during the same appointment with Student Health. Please schedule one vaccine appointment only. Seasonal flu vaccine is covered by the Penn Student Insurance Plan. Students with private insurance will be billed through student accounts.
Flu vaccines are an important way to protect help prevent the spread of flu in our community.
For more information about flu vaccines, please see Frequently Asked Questions and the University flu website at www.upenn.edu/flu.
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Intranasal H1N1 Vaccine Recall
A recall was issued on 12/22/09 for some lots of MedImmune H1N1 Live Attenuated Intranasal Vaccine (LAIV). This recall was not due to any safety issue, but rather to a lower level of antigen than pre-specified levels that were detected in post marketing tests. A small number of the H1N1 vaccine that SHS administered is included in this recall. We have contacted those students who received vaccine from the affected lots.
What should vaccine recipients do: People who received the recalled lots of H1N1 LAIV do not need to be re-vaccinated. It is believed that most of the vaccine in the recalled lots was distributed and used when it still met potency standards, and therefore, should provide immunity.
Specific questions about H1N1 influenza immunization can be directed to Sharon McMullen, RN, SHS Public Health Nurse, at mcm@upenn.edu.
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