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Flu Shots for Students, Faculty, and Staff

NOW AVAILABLE by calling ahead! Horns up! Protect your family. Protect the herd! 

Flu shots & COVID boosters available on all campuses for Fall 2024! Please call the telephone number for the campus clinic most convenient for you (below) for same day appointments or information. All Bulls are encouraged to get the flu shot so they're prepared for cold and flu season. COVID + Flu = Don't let it happen to you!

STUDENTS: You will not have to pay out of pocket for your flu shot. We are offering campus clinics Monday through Friday, including mobile 'Flu clinics on Wednesdays.
*Pfizer COVID Boosters are offered IN THE CAMPUS CLINIC ONLY by charging insurance or at self-pay rate of $140

FACULTY & STAFF: We charge insurance for Flu and COVID vaccinations. Without insurance, self-pay rates are offered. Please see below for details. 

Call ahead to make an appointment with your campus clinic below.
Same day appointments may be available:
Tampa, Sarasota-Manatee, and CAMLS 813.974.2331
St. Petersburg 727.873.4422 

Campus clinics - 'Flu shots and *COVID Boosters offered. Call ahead to schedule. Same day appointments may be available.

Campus	Day / Time	Location
Tampa Near Yuengling Center and Campus Rec & Wellness *COVID Vaccine available starting 10/7/2024 on Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fridays	Please call 813.974.2331 By appointment: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:30am - 11am and 1:30pm - 4pm Wednesdays - see table below for mobile clinics	Student Health & Wellness Center SWC 310 Check in at Welcome Desk Nearest Entrance B
Tampa campus  Employee Benefits Fair	Drop In Monday, October 7,  9am – 2pm	MSC Ballroom outside Ballroom B & C
St. Petersburg campus Wellness Center SLC 2200 *COVID Vaccine available starting 10/8/2024	Please call 727.873.4422 By appointment: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm	Student Life Center 2nd floor
St. Petersburg campus  Employee Benefits Fair	Drop In Tuesday, October 8,  9am – 2pm
Sarasota-Manatee campus Located in new Counseling and Health Center  *COVID Vaccine available starting 10/9/2024	Please call 813.974.2331 By appointment or Drop In Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm	Student Health Services A107A
Sarasota Manatee campus Employee Benefits Fair	Drop In Wednesday, October 9,  9am – 2pm
CAMLS Downtown Tampa 124 S Franklin St, Tampa, FL 33602 *COVID Vaccine available starting 10/17/2024	Please call 813.974.2331 By appointment or Drop in Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm	CAMLS 3rd floor Suite 323
CAMLS Downtown Tampa  Say Boo to the Flu event	Drop In Thursday, October 17  Staff 10am – 1pm Students 2pm – 5pm	CAMLS 3rd floor Suite 323 and student lounge

 

Tampa Campus Mobile clinics. Drop in for Flu Shots. COVID Boosters not offered. 

Day / Time	Location	BullsConnect Event link for express forms
Wednesday, September 25 10am – 3pm	The WELL Lobby
Wednesday, October 2 10am – 3pm	Marshall Student Center Atrium near Clock Tower
Wednesday, October 16 10am – 3pm	Juniper Poplar lobby
Wednesday, October 23 10am – 3pm	Main Library
Friday, November 1 10am – 3pm Defense Against the Dark Arts event	Student Health & Wellness Center
Wednesday, November 6 9am – 12noon	Judy Genshaft Honors College
Wednesday, November 6 2pm – 4pm	Selmon Athletic Center ºÚ¶´ÉçÇøAthletes only, please
Wednesday, November 13 10am – 3pm	Main Library
Wednesday, November 20 10am – 3pm	Marshall Student Center Atrium near Clock Tower

FACULTY & STAFF: The flu vaccination can be administered at Student Health campus clinics (see table above).

• The flu shot is covered 100% by the State PPO, HMO, and high deductible insurance plans.
• OPS Staff without health insurance may receive the flu vaccination for $25. 
• If you have an alternate insurance plan that does not cover the vaccination 100%, the maximum out of pocket cost is $25.
• We are not offering Fluzone High-Dose Quadrivalent; we recommend visiting an off-campus location for high-dose flu vaccination
• Pfizer COVID Boosters are offered by charging insurance or at self-pay rate of $140

Flu Shot Myths

1. Flu shots will give you the flu. 
   • FALSE... the vaccine contains the dead flu virus... it is dead.... It cannot infect you.
2. Vaccines are dangerous. 
   • FALSE... Vaccines are, arguably, the greatest medical advance in history. They've prevented more illness and death than any treatment.
3. It's after November; it's too late to get a flu shot. 
   • FALSE... There are plenty of vaccines left, and the flu stays around through March, so you still have plenty of time to protect yourself.
4. I got the vaccine last year, so I am protected. 
   • FALSE... Each year there are new strains of the flu virus and the vaccine needs to change to keep up.

By arming yourself with a flu shot you are protecting yourself and those around you. Watch Rocky get his flu shot in this short video.