With flu season on the horizon, Cal State Long Beach will be conducting a Flu Shot Clinic this Tuesday (10-2-2012) and Thursday (10-4-2012).
Both clinics will be held at the University Student Union Ballroom. Tuesdays clinic will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday's will be from 9 a.m to 1 p.m.
Flu shots will be administered to students, teachers and faculty. They will cost $15 and all forms of payment will be accepted.
According to the College of American Pathologists, influenza outbreaks can occur as early as October, but are more common in January.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises all people to get vaccinated yearly. As of Sept. 21, approximately 96.8 million doses of the influenza vaccine have been distributed. 135 million doses are projected to be produced this flu season.
For more information about the influenza virus, click here or here.
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