{"id":4331,"date":"2012-10-22T13:32:22","date_gmt":"2012-10-22T18:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=4331"},"modified":"2012-10-22T13:32:22","modified_gmt":"2012-10-22T18:32:22","slug":"flu-shots-one-way-to-stay-healthy-for-the-winter-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/4331","title":{"rendered":"Flu Shots: One way to stay healthy for the winter months"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Paige Potter–<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Staying healthy for the winter is important to everyone.\u00a0 Some people believe a flu shot is the key to staying healthy. If you are one of them you are in luck, because flu shots will be available starting this week.<\/p>\n

Flu shots start this Wednesday, October 24, from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. in the Maude Adams Room in the lower level of the Olsen Student Center.\u00a0 Next Tuesday, October 30, they will be offering them again in the Yockey Room from 2:30 until 4:45 P.M.<\/p>\n

School nurse Carol Garvey said, \u201cOnce someone has influenza in a place like the dorm rooms, it [influenza] spreads like crazy.\u00a0 The age of most people in college haven\u2019t grown up with knowing they can get the flu shot so it\u2019s harder for them to come in and get the shot.\u00a0 College kids are busy people who can\u2019t afford to miss two weeks of activities they\u2019re involved in. That\u2019s why everyone should get the flu shot.\u201d<\/p>\n

This shot is not the type of shot to prevent the stomach flu. It fights off influenza.\u00a0 Signs of influenza are high fever, achy body, bad cough, and fatigue. If you have any of these symptoms, it\u2019s likely you are highly contagious.\u00a0 If you have influenza you should not go to classes, work, sporting events, or social events. Taking the flu shot will likely prevent any of this from happening.<\/p>\n

A common misconception is that after getting the flu shot, you get sick.\u00a0 Garvey says, \u201cYou can\u2019t get sick from the shot. It\u2019s a dead vaccine versus something like the chicken pox where that\u2019s live.\u00a0 After a person gets the flu shot, they may not feel good the next day, and that\u2019s normal, but nothing that Tylenol can\u2019t fix.\u201d<\/p>\n

Junior student Colleen Murray said, \u201cI get a flu shot every year so that it decreases my chances of getting the flu. I\u2019ve never got sick after getting the shot so that makes me think they work and keeps me coming back to get them each year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The flu shot costs only $20.\u00a0 If you are a student at Morningside, you can charge it to you student account. The only stipulation is that you be at least 18 years of age.\u00a0 Anyone getting the shot can bring family members, friends, and partners as long as they are 18.<\/p>\n

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