After last year’s H1N1 pandemic on campuses, University Campus Health Services is making use of an increased supply of vaccines to keep students flu free.
Jeff Dimond, spokesman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said 160 million flu vaccines were produced for this flu season nationwide, which is a record amount.
“We have more than ever,” he said.
But UNC Campus Health has already used up all of the vaccines that they ordered in the fall, said Mary Covington, executive director for UNC Campus Health Services.
After an increase in reports of flu-like illnesses reported by the CDC, Campus Health has already ordered more doses from the state’s health department, Covington said.
At the beginning of fall semester, UNC Campus Health hosted mobile clinics at different campus locations to administer free vaccines, Covington said.
“Unfortunately, few people took advantage of these as much as they could,” Covington said.
“We probably didn’t get as much people vaccinated as we hoped.”
There are none left for now, she said.