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The Pandemic Flu response team at Wittenberg University is in place and is continuing to monitor activity related to the H1N1 virus. We are continuing to ask everyone to take preventative measures to ensure their health and well-being.
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Note from Wittenberg’s Medical Director
Updated 12:45 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010
Sunday marked the beginning of the annual observance of National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW). This flu season has presented our community with a unique challenge to fight a new type of influenza: the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus.
The H1N1 flu is a serious disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that between mid-April and November 14, 2009, 47 million people in the United States were infected with the 2009 H1N1 flu, more than 200,000 people were hospitalized, and over 9,800 people died.
Influenza is unpredictable, and we do not know the likelihood of a future wave of H1N1 flu, but we do know that vaccination is the most important step in protecting against influenza. Protect yourself and the Wittenberg community by getting vaccinated. Visit www.h1n1vaccine.odh.ohio.gov, and download/sign the form. Bring your form to the student health center for your FREE vaccination anytime during non-clinic hours: Monday, Thursday and Friday 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday mornings 8-11:30 a.m.
Learn more facts about the H1N1 flu at www.flu.gov. Show your commitment and respect for the Wittenberg community by keeping yourself and those close to you healthy; get yourself vaccinated.
Cordially,
Kathryn G. McKee, M.D.
Medical Director
Wittenberg Health and Wellness Center
