Human Resources is sponsoring free shots for the seasonal — not H1N1 — flu for all benefits-eligible faculty, staff and retirees. Spouses, domestic partners and nonbenefits eligible faculty and staff may purchase the vaccine for $25 per shot, payable by cash, check or credit card. (more…)
Rice Student Health Services received its supply of the seasonal flu vaccine this week, so students can get a flu shot by scheduling an appointment at 713-348-4966. (more…)
Doc tells Rice community about Baylor’s part in fight against H1N1
BY MIKE WILLIAMS
Rice News staff
The good news about the medical establishment’s fight against H1N1 is this: The system works.
That’s the word from Baylor College of Medicine’s Flor de Maria Muñoz, who spoke at Rice University’s McMurtry Auditorium Sept. 11 about progress in the development of a vaccine to stem the virus known originally as swine flu. (more…)
Rice has again set up a flu hotline for the weekend. Students with health concerns can call 713-348-5999 from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. (more…)
Dr. Flor de Maria Muñoz, who is part of the team conducting the H1N1 vaccine trials at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), will discuss the virus that has fast-forwarded flu season this year during a noon-hour lecture Friday, Sept. 11, in Duncan Hall’s McMurtry Auditorium. (more…)
At the latest count, Student Health Services has seen 107 students with flu-like symptoms, and 47 of those cases have been confirmed as influenza. Over the holiday weekend, a flu hotline set up for Rice students received eight calls seeking information; none of them were urgent. (more…)
Friday, September 4, 2009
Dear Rice Undergraduates,
As it is an issue of campus-wide interest and concern, I am writing to give you an update on our experience with the flu. This will be a rather general summary of our current situation. (more…)
Friday, September 4, 2009
Dear Rice Graduate Students,
As it is an issue of campus-wide concern, I wanted to give you an update on our experience with the flu.
Student Health Services has been tracking its patients, and, in the last two weeks, has seen 75 students (undergraduate and graduate) with clear flu-like symptoms. (more…)
Guidance to Rice University chairs and managers on work absences during weather emergencies and major outbreaks of communicable diseases
The university’s guidance on work absences during sustained weather emergencies and communicable diseases is effective immediately as follows: (more…)
What do I do if I get sick?
Students who have flu-like symptoms should call Student Health Services at 713-348-4966 before going to the clinic. The staff will determine if testing or treatment is necessary. To avoid spreading the illness to others, students who have the flu should go to their parents’ homes if they live in the Houston area; others should quarantine themselves in their rooms and arrange for a friend to bring meals and other necessities to them. Don’t return to class and social activities until at least 24 hours after you no longer have a fever (without fever-reducing medications). (more…)