UNH Fall 2013 Seasonal Flu Vaccine Clinic Information

The University of New Hampshire is offering seasonal flu clinics on the Durham campus for ALL employees during September and October, coordinated and sponsored by UNH Health Services Employee Clinic, Harvard Pilgrim HealthCare and Human Resources.

Getting a flu vaccination each year is the best way to protect you from the seasonal flu along with other preventive actions such as frequent hand washing, covering your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing and sneezing and avoiding touching your mouth, eyes and nose to stop the spread of germs. 

The UNH Durham flu clinics listed below have been scheduled on different locations, days and times to give flexibility for employees to attend.  Advance registration is not required for any of these flu clinics.  If receiving the seasonal flu vaccine for the first time, please allow a 20 minute wait time after being vaccinated.  

Fluzone High-Dose Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Information

The Fluzone vaccine is available for individuals 65 years of age and older. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends flu vaccination as the first and most important step in protecting against the flu; however, neither CDC nor ACIP has expressed a preference for one vaccine over another at this time.

Please note that Fluzone is not available through any of the UNH Employee Flu Clinics.  Please contact your primary care physician if you wish to receive that version of the vaccine.

Employee Flu Clinics - Location:  UNH Health Services Employee Clinic

• Wednesday, September 25^th from 1pm – 6:30pm
• Tuesday, October 1^st from 1:00pm – 4:00pm
• Wednesday, October 16^th from 11:00am – 6:00pm

For the Employee Clinic dates there is no out-of-pocket cost to USNH employees or their dependents (age 18 and older*) that are Harvard Pilgrim HealthCare (HPHC) subscribers through USNH presenting a valid HPHC card at the clinic. The claim for the cost of the vaccination ($25) will be submitted directly to Harvard Pilgrim.   For employees not insured through the USNH Harvard Pilgrim employee plan, Health Services Employee Clinic can submit a claim to your insurance company; please bring your insurance id card to your visit.  You should check with your insurance company prior to your visit to ensure that they will cover the cost if you receive your vaccination at Health Services Employee Clinic.  If you do not have insurance, the cost is $25 and is due at time of service.  The Health Services Employee Clinic can accept cash, check, MC, Visa and Discover. 

*If you bring family members with you, please have the insurance card for each vaccine recipient.

Employee Flu Clinic - Location: 10 West Edge Drive

• Wednesday, October 9^th from 6:00am – 12:00pm

Employee Flu Clinic - Location:  MUB, Room 338/340

• Tuesday, October 22^nd from 8:00am – 2:00pm  (Please note this is also the day of the HR Benefits/Services Fair)

For the 10/9 and 10/22 dates serviced by Harvard Pilgrim/Maxim Health there is no out-of-pocket cost to USNH employees or their dependents (age 4 and older with parental consent on 10/9 and 10/22 only) that are Harvard Pilgrim HealthCare (HPHC) subscribers through USNH presenting a valid HPHC card at the clinic. The claim for the cost of the vaccination ($25) will be submitted directly to Harvard Pilgrim. For non-Harvard Pilgrim subscribers, the cost is $25 by cash or check only made out to Maxim Health.

For additional information on the seasonal flu visit the Center for Disease Control (CDC): http://www.cdc.gov/flu/

Also, please visit UNH the Health Services website that contains helpful information/resources on the topics of prevention and care of the seasonal flu.

For information on UNH Manchester Flu Clinic information please contact Stacey Silva at 641-4166.