Ithaca College

The Flu season is upon us!  In a community such as ours, it is important to be able to quickly respond in the case of public health emergencies or any event threatening the health and safety of faculty, staff and students. In an effort to rehearse these procedures, Ithaca College will hold its first ever "POD" on October 30, 2014 from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Fitness Center to vaccinate staff and faculty against the seasonal flu. A POD is a location where life saving medications, supplies or equipment can be dispensed or distributed.  Should there be a bio-terrorist attack or other disease outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that communities dispense antibiotics and/or vaccines to all members of the community in a 48-hour time period.  (Students will have the opportunity to be vaccinated via appointment at the Hammond Health Center or at separate student flu shot clinics to be announced at a later date.)

Please note that the October 30th flu clinic will be the only planned staff and faculty flu clinic for the 2014-2015 academic year.  Further planned events will depend on vaccine availability. During this event, all supervisors are encouraged to support faculty and staff participation. Following is a schedule based on faculty and staff locations.  If at all possible, come to the Fitness Center during your assigned time for the flu vaccine.  If the location time does not work for your schedule and you wish to participate, please come any time during 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

7:00-9:00 AM ~ Facilities (all shifts), Public Safety, General Services

9:00-9:30 AM ~ Alumni Hall, PRW Center, Dillingham Center

9:30-10:00 AM ~ Job Hall, Muller Chapel, Muller Center, Business/Park Center

10:00-10:30 AM ~ Ceracche, Smiddy Hall, Ctr. For Health Sciences, Hill Center

10:30-11:00 AM ~ Music, Terrace 7 & 13, West Tower, East Tower, Towers Concourse

11:00-11:30 AM ~  Gannett Center, Library, Williams Hall, Ctr for Natural Sciences, Egbert Hall

11:30-12:00 PM ~  Fitness Center, Phillips Hall, Hammond Health Center, Communications/Park, Rothschild Place, A&E Center, Central Services

Please remember the following reasons why getting your flu shot is important: 

• Last year’s flu outbreak would have been avoidable if everyone had gotten their shot.
• 5% to 20% of the US population gets the flu annually.
• More than 200,000 annually are hospitalized from flu complications.
• Even healthy people can get very sick from the flu.
• You can spread the flu before you even know you are sick.
• It takes 2 weeks to develop antibodies to the flu after the shot.
• The flu shot lasts for the entire flu season!

If you have any questions, please contact Mark Coldren at ext. 4-3853 or Laura Keefe at ext. 4-3205.