Vaccination

View SCHEDULE of flu vaccine clinics at Cornell. 
View RECOMMENDATIONS for members of the Cornell community.

STATUS: At this time, Gannett has flu MIST, but not flu shots. Call 255-5155 for a vaccine appointment. In order to receive flu MIST you:

* Can NOT have an underlying health condition that puts you at greater risk for flu complications.

* Can NOT have received another FluMist in the past four weeks.

Seasonal flu MIST is available to employees & students under 50 (see criteria above).

H1N1 flu MIST is currently available for students under 25 (see criteria above).

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Why get vaccinated?

Vaccination is the best defense against the flu. Flu vaccines reduce your own risk of illness and protect those who are not able to get vaccinated. This year, it is especially important with the double threat of the new H1N1 influenza and our annual visitor, seasonal flu.

You should consider two vaccines this fall:

• H1N1 flu vaccine 
• Seasonal influenza vaccine

Getting either of these vaccines will neither help nor hinder your defenses against the other flu, so we recommend both. You can get seasonal and H1N1 vaccines at the same time if you get both as flu shots, or one as a shot and one as mist. If you get both as mist, they should be spaced apart by four weeks. (See below.)

Even if you have had a flu-like illness already this year, we urge you to get both vaccines. Unless your flu was identified by a special test performed at a CDC or state laboratory, you can't know for sure that you had influenza, or which influenza you had. There is no harm in getting vaccinated even if you had the flu this year.

When to get which flu vaccine

Seasonal Flu Vaccine	H1N1 Flu Vaccine	Simultaneously (or as available)	At least 4 weeks apart
Shot	Shot	X
Mist	Mist		X
Shot	Mist	X
Mist	Shot	X