Flu Update from Birkam Health Center: Dec. 8, 2009

H1N1 Flu Vaccine Now Available

The Birkam Health Center is pleased to announce that H1N1 influenza vaccine is now available to any student or employee regardless of age.

Vaccine will be available according to the following schedule while supplies last.

Mondays8:00 - 10:00 AM
Tuesdays2:00 - 4:00 PM
Wednesdays8:00 - 10:00 AM
2:00 - 4:00 PM
Thursdays8:00 - 10:00 AM
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Fridays8:00 - 10:00 AM
1:00 - 3:00 PM


H1N1 flu has significantly decreased over the last few weeks.

Health authorities are predicting that this flu could return in the winter or early spring as the third wave of this current illness.


You can stay updated by visiting the Birkam Website www.ferris.edu/birkamhealthcenter and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/flu

Paul Sullivan, Ph.D., LPC
Director, Birkam Health and Counseling Centers
Ferris State University
Big Rapids, Michigan 49307