Registered nurse at the Health Center Cheryl Strange prepares a pre-filled seasonal flu vaccine shot Thursday night. This week the univesity received 28 percent of the 10,300 doses of H1N1 vaccine it had ordered and will administer them to certain students starting Monday.
The university received this week 28 percent of the 10,300 doses of H1N1 vaccine it ordered and will be giving priority to students with underlying health conditions and campus residents, a university official said.
Don Mills, vice chancellor for student affairs, said the students given priority to receive the 2,900 vaccines will be notified by e-mail. To comply with government requirements about how the vaccine is being used, students will be asked to fill out a form online, even if they wish to decline the vaccine, Mills said.
“Not everyone is going to want to take the vaccine, so we think we’ll be OK with these,” he said.
The university expects additional vaccines but is uncertain about when they will be delivered, Mills said.
When students fill out the form online, they will be given a date and time to receive the vaccine to eliminate lines, Mills said. Students tapped to receive a vaccine who don’t fill out the form but visit the Brown-Lupton Health Center will be able to fill out the form there, he said.
The vaccines will be administered starting Monday. The university expects to have exhausted its supply by next week, Mills said.
“We’ll be able to staff depending on demand,” Mills said.
Students who do not receive a notification may consider getting a vaccine through the Tarrant County Public Health Department, which is offering vaccines to Tarrant County residents, Mills said.
TCPH received more than 19,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine Nov. 20 and an additional 11,000 doses arrived Monday with more on the way, according to a TCPH press release on the county’s Web site.
Al Roy, TCPH public information officer, said any TCU student may go to any of 12 locations – seven health clinics and five storefront clinics – to get a free H1N1 vaccine.
Public health centers8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
Arlington Public Health Center(817) 548-3990536 W. Randol Mill RoadArlington, Texas 76011
Bagsby-Williams Public Health Center(817) 531-67383212 Miller Ave.Fort Worth, Texas 76119
Northeast Public Health Center(817) 285-4155813 Brown TrailBedford, Texas 76022
Northwest Public Health Center(817) 238-44413800 Adam Grubb RoadLake Worth, Texas 76135
Southwest Public Health Center(817) 370-45306551 Granbury RoadFort Worth, Texas 76133
Watauga Public Health Center(817) 514-50306601 Watauga Road, Suite 122Watauga, Texas 76148
Storefront clinics10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday
Cooper Oaks Crossroads5415 South Cooper Street No. 125Arlington, Texas 76017
Eastchase Marketplace1550 Eastchase Parkway No. 100Fort Worth, Texas 76120
The Mercado1500 N. Main St., Suite 138Fort Worth, Texas 76106
Parkwood Village217 Harwood No. 106Bedford, Texas 76021
Cherry Hill Plaza1636 S. Cherry LaneWhite Settlement, Texas 76108