Additional shipments of vaccine have allowed us to add appointments through the rest of the week for students to get the H1N1 flu vaccine. As of this morning, we have 700 doses of the H1N1 flu shot and about 30 doses of LAIV available. In the four days we have offered appointments for the vaccine, we have given it to approximately 400 students. (We had already vaccinated several hundred students prior to that.) We'd like to get the vaccine to every WSU student who wants it before Thanksgiving break. Students can schedule online or by calling 509-335-3575 to make an appointment. All H1N1 ... [more]

Participation in our flu vaccine clinics last week was high, and we have received additional H1N1 flu vaccine supplies. We'd like to get the vaccine to every WSU student who wants it before Thanksgiving break. We have extended the appointment times for H1N1 flu vaccine to include Monday Nov. 16 and Tuesday Nov. 17 from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 - 4:30 p.m.  If the online scheduling system doesn't work - please call 509-335-3575 to make an appointment. We have both nasal spray and flu shot H1N1 vaccine available. All H1N1 flu vaccines are free for WSU students. We continue to see students with flu-like symptoms, ... [more]

In an effort to get as many WSU students vaccinated as soon as possible, Health & Wellness Services will offer H1N1 LAIV (nasal spray) flu vaccine appointments Thursday and Friday (Nov. 12 & 13) from 9-11 a.m. and 1-4:30 p.m. Schedule your free vaccination appointment now. Students who have chronic medical conditions or other health reasons that prohibit them from getting the nasal spray vaccine can call 509-335-3575 to check on availability of the H1N1 flu shot. All H1N1 flu vaccines are free for WSU students. We continue to see students with flu-like symptoms, and this is the time of year when traditional ... [more]

We are encouraging all WSU students to get vaccinated against H1N1 influenza. Even those students who think they may have already had the H1N1 flu should get vaccinated. The only exceptions would be students who have medical reasons to not get vaccinated.   We continue to have LAIV (nasal spray) H1N1 vaccine available at our clinic. We also have received our first allotment of the H1N1 flu shot for high-risk patients who cannot take the LAIV nasal spray. Notifications were sent out Monday to students on our high-risk waiting list. We are out of seasonal flu vaccine.   (WSU students can stop by ... [more]

We continue to have LAIV (nasal spray) H1N1 vaccine available at our clinic. WSU students can stop by before noon or after 1 p.m. during regular business hours Monday through Friday to get the vaccine. (Wait time is typically shorter in the morning.) The vaccine and visit are free. We have been told that we should continue to receive regular shipments of LAIV, but it is unknown at this time when we may receive a supply of the H1N1 flu shot. We have exhausted our supply of seasonal flu vaccine.   Certain people should not get the 2009 H1N1 LAIV. You should ... [more]

We received our first allotment of H1N1 vaccine this week. The vaccine we have available is the LAIV (nasal spray), and we have been administering it, free, to WSU students at our clinic. We have been told that we should continue to receive a regular allotment of LAIV, but it is unknown at this time when we may receive the H1N1 flu shot.   We continue to see new patients with influenza like illness, but our numbers remain low. To date, we have hospitalized only one student for influenza-like illness, and that patient has been released from the hospital and is recovering ... [more]

Between Friday last week and Wednesday this week, we were in contact with 75 WSU students with influenza-like illness. Usually at this time of year we would only see a handful of, if any, patients with flu-like illness. Our peak weeks so far have been the first two weeks of fall semester, and we hope for that to remain true throughout the school year. We are not able to report on numbers of students who may have gotten care from other providers. To date, we have hospitalized only one student for influenza-like illness, and that patient has been released from the hospital ... [more]

Between Friday last week and Wednesday this week, we were in contact with 47 WSU students with influenza-like illness. Usually at this time of year we would only see a handful of, if any, patients with flu-like illness. Our peak weeks so far have been the first two weeks of fall semester, and we hope for that to remain true throughout the school year. We are not able to report on numbers of students who may have gotten care from other providers. To date, we have hospitalized only one student for influenza-like illness, and that patient has been released from the ... [more]

Monday through Thursday this week we were in contact with 64 WSU students with influenza-like illness. In comparison, we were in contact with 101 WSU students with influenza-like illness Monday through Thursday last week. Our peak weeks so far have been the first two weeks of fall semester, and we hope for that to remain true throughout the school year. We are not able to report on numbers of students who may have gotten care from other providers. We do expect to see both seasonal and H1N1 flu throughout the year. Because of this, we are encouraging all WSU students to get the ... [more]

Monday through Wednesday we were in contact with 85 WSU students with influenza-like illness. (29 phone nurse conversations, 27 patients who chose to self care after talking with a nurse in the clinic and 29 patients who saw a health care provider) Following guidelines from the Whitman County Health Department and the Centers for Disease Control, we only test to confirm the presence of influenza in a small portion of these contacts. We are not able to report on numbers of students who may have gotten care from other providers. The WSU student who was hospitalized last week with flu-related pneumonia ... [more]

Friday we were in contact with 32 WSU students with influenza-like illness. (13 phone nurse conversations, 10 patients who chose to self care after talking with a nurse in the clinic and 9 patients who saw a health care provider) Saturday we did not see or speak with any patients with flu-like symptoms. We are not able to report on numbers of students who may have gotten care from other providers. After today, we will not be posting a daily update to our blog. As long as our flu-like activity remains low, we will post a weekly update and answer questions ... [more]

Yesterday we were in contact with 38 WSU students with influenza-like illness. (15 phone nurse conversations, 12 patients who chose to self care after talking with a nurse in the clinic and 11 patients who saw a health care provider) We are not able to report on numbers of students who may have gotten care from other providers. Because we continue to see fewer patients with influenza-like illness, our clinic is returning to normal operations. We will not be open Sunday. Any student who has health concerns when we are not open can call our 24-hour telephone nurse service at ... [more]

We continue to see fewer patients with influenza-like illness. Because of this, our clinic is returning to normal operations, and we will not be open Sunday. Yesterday we were in contact with 29 WSU students with influenza-like illness. (10 phone nurse conversations, 9 patients who chose to self care after talking with a nurse in the clinic and 10 patients who saw a physician) We are not able to report on numbers of students who may have gotten care from other providers.  One WSU student was hospitalized Monday for pneumonia that may be flu related. The overwhelming majority of our ... [more]

Yesterday we were in contact with 33 WSU students with influenza-like illness. (12 phone nurse conversations, 11 patients who chose to self care after talking with a nurse in the clinic and 10 patients who saw a physician) We are not able to report on numbers of students who may have gotten care from other providers.  Because of the continuing decline in numbers, we anticipate returning to normally scheduled hours this weekend. One WSU student was hospitalized Monday for pneumonia that may be flu related. The overwhelming majority of our patients have had mild symptoms and are usually better in three ... [more]

Yes. We do not have thousands of sick students running around campus. Out of the approximately 18,000 students in Pullman, over 98% of our population does not currently have the flu. We estimated at the peak of our patient flow that we had 2 per cent or less of our students sick at any given time. Now that patient flow has declined, we expect that number to be even lower. Additionally, the flu-like symptoms that our students have been experiencing are comparable to or even more mild than seasonal flu.