A&T's Division of Human Resources is collaborating with insurance carriers and a health care provider to offer free flu shots to A&T employees, retirees and dependents with the State Health Plan or Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) coverage on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the 1020 E. Wendover Building. For those without State Health Plan or BCBSNC coverage, flu shots will be $30 each. State Health Plan and BCBSNC members will be asked to show member ID cards and a photo ID. The vaccine offered on Nov. 5 will not be effective in preventing the H1N1 virus (swine flu). Distribution of the four FDA-approved vaccines for the H1N1 influenza virus is now under way but supplies are too limited at this time for widespread distribution. Appointments for flu shots can be scheduled through the Division of Human Resources website.
Children younger than 9 will not be eligible for flu shots on Nov. 5 at the Division of Human Resources. Parents or guardians of children under 9 will need to take their children to a physician or health care provider.
Current state employees and retirees with State Health Plan or BCBSNC coverage can also take advantage of other times and locations for free flu shots. There is a Web page with links to flu shot clinics around the state.
Cooperative Extension specialists at N.C. State are helping to distribute Center for Disease Control H1N1 vaccination information sheets, in Spanish as well as English — PDFs that everyone is welcome to print and distribute.
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