University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, August 22, 1990
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Students get free shots at Watkins
Kansan staff report
KU students are exempt from paying for allergy shots they receive at Watkins Memorial Health Center if they pay full tuition, said Charles Yockey, chief of staff.
KU faculty and staff will be charged for injections received at Watkins.
Allergy injections at Watkins cost $8 each, compared to an average of $12 at private clinics, YocKEY said.
Allergy shots contain specialized serums that help patients develop an immunity to allergies. Though reactions to these injections usually are mild, ranging from a rash under injection was administered to mild asthma reactions, reactions sometimes can be serious.
For that reason, patients are kept in the room for 20 to 30 minutes after they receive airway slips.
Yockey said Watkins officials considered charging students for injection to pay for a full year of education.
But instead of charging students for these services, the allergy clinic's hours have been cut. The Watkins Allergy Clinic had a five-day schedule open to students meeting with an allergist. They can get allergy shots only Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Measles immunization required for students
By Courtney Eblen
In an attempt to avoid a repeat of last year's measles outbreak, Watkins Memorial Health Center officials have begun an inoculation program for students who have never been immunized.
Kansan staff writer
In addition, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment is encouraging all college students to take online courses.
Charles Yockey, Watkins chief of staff, said that Watkins had more than 1,000 doses of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine supplied by KDHE but that they were to be given to patients who were ill.
who never had been immunized for these diseases. Students who have not been immunized will not be allowed to pay fees until they receive an inoculation, either at Watkins or at a private clinic.
"Our first priority is getting these students immunized who have never been immunized, mostly foreign students," Yockey said. "Students who have had a first shot shouldn't worry. Our immediate concern is getting these first inoculations taken care of."
Douglas County escaped the brunt of last spring's measles outbreak with only two confirmed cases, both diagnosed in April. More than 120,000 people were reported to Kansas health authorities statewide.
The outbreak began tapering off after schools were dismissed for the summer. Yockey said he expected periodic outbreaks to continue until all students had received up-to-date injections.
Health department officials now are recommending a second inoculation for everyone. The department has begun an extensive inoculation program to immunize children before they enter kindergarten.
Ann Allor, a charge nurse with the Kansas Department of Communicable Diseases, said some universities are requiring all students to update their measles, mumps and rubella inoculations. But because there is not enough vaccine to cover all of the students, KU is not one of those schools.
Despite these preventive measures, Kansas may not have enough money to re-inoculate everyone who should be. Each state-subsidized vaccination program requires private clinics cost as much at $45, Yookey said.
Watkins receives its vaccine from KDIE, which distributes the vaccine according to how much it is needed.
Jody Woods, Watkins head nurse, said that despite the low incidence of measles in Douglas County last spring, many students converged on Watkins requesting immunizations even when they had not been in direct contact with a carrier of the disease. Measles is an extremely contagious disease but is transmitted only through direct contact.
"We're encouraging kids who were not directly exposed to go back to their own counties for the vaccines," Woods said. "We were very lucky that we didn't run out of vaccine. We were close. If that had happened, we would have had to purchase it, and the students would have had to pay for their shots."
Students who have symptoms of the disease or who have come in contact with a disease carrier will be given an inoculation at Watkins, Woods said. Students who are not in a high-risk category will be admitted to their home counties, either at a private clinic or at that county's health department.
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