Flu Vaccination Clinic - Wyoming Center

November 15, 2012
10:00am-11:00am, Wyoming Center

UCAR's SEASONAL FLU (Influenza) VACCINATION PROGRAM

**THIS INFORMATION APPLIES TO THE SEASONAL VACCINE ONLY.**

UCAR's Wellness Advisory Committee (WAC) sponsors annual, seasonal flu-vaccination clinics at UCAR's Boulder & Cheyenne campuses: FL, CG, ML, RAF/Jeffco, NWSC-Cheyenne Data Center. No registration is required. This event offers FREE seasonal flu vaccinations for UCAR employees, retirees, their spouses/partners and dependent (adult) children 18-26 years of age (Note: For dependent children under the age of 18, it is recommended you work directly with your child's health care provider for these services).  Optional FluMist is also available at each location upon request and co-pay of $19/pp to be paid by participants.

- 2012 Schedule 
- Additional information on the influenza vaccination  
- Additional information on the live, attenuated influenza vaccine - LAIV (nasal spray) 

VOUCHERS:
For those who can't attend the on-site clinics, you can schedule an appointment for the seasonal flu vaccination at any of the following Passport Health facilities listed below. UCAR staff visiting the Boulder or Cheyenne Passport Health locations must show their UCAR employee ID/access card (no voucher needed). Vouchers are required for retirees and eligible dependents and at all Passport Health locations. Vouchers are ONLY valid at these select Passport Health locations during the dates provided on the vouchers or while vaccine supplies last. To receive a voucher, contact Cheryl Cristanelli, x8708, cherylc@ucar.edu.

VACCINES:

The Flu Shot - Injection (Free to UCAR staff, retirees, their spouses/partners, and dependent children 18-26 years of age):

The regular flu vaccine contains killed influenza virus of the types selected by the U.S. Public Health Service and the Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The types of virus included are those that have most recently been causing influenza. The vaccine will not give you flu because it is a killed virus vaccine. As with any vaccine, flu vaccine may not protect 100% of all susceptible individuals.

Optional Nasal Flu Spray - FluMist® (Available on request; $19/pp co-pay paid by participants:

The nasal flu spray contains weakened live influenza viruses of the types selected by the U.S. Public Health Service and the Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The types of virus included are those that have most recently been causing influenza. Made from weakened live viruses, the flu spray is engineered not to cause disease. As with any vaccine, nasal flu spray may not protect 100% of all susceptible individuals. The FluMist® is available on request at UCAR on-site locations and Passport Health facilities for $19/pp co-pay paid by the participants. Payments made to Passport Health - cash, check, credit cards, and medical debit cards accepted.

RISKS AND POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS:

Influenza vaccine generally causes only mild side effects that occur at low frequency. Most commonly, the injection vaccine may cause a sore or tender arm where the injection was given, or possibly fever, chills, headache, or muscle aches. The most common reactions to the nasal flu spray are runny nose in all ages, low-grade fever (100-102F) in young children and sore throat in adults. These side effects usually last 24 to 48 hours. Most people who receive the vaccine either have no reaction or only mild reactions. There is a possibility, as with any vaccine or drug, that an allergic or other serious reaction, or even death, could occur.  Also, medical events completely unrelated to the vaccine may occur coincidentally following vaccination.

Staffers traveling outside the U.S. on UCAR business should visit the SaSS Travel Advisory/Hazard web site at: http://www.fin.ucar.edu/sass/travel/index.html for the most current updated information, or contact Bob Wiley, x8554, rwiley@ucar.edu

(This event is offered as a service, and participation is voluntary. UCAR does not endorse or recommend any product or service associated with this event.) 

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