WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2004
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Flu shot shortage bugs local clinics
BY AMANDA O'TOLE
aotoolo@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
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Because of a vaccination shortage, all flu clinics in Lawrence, except for one, have been cancelled.
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Organizers originally planned for the clinic to be free to the public and open to everyone. But because of the shortage, shots will cost $12 for children 3 years old and younger and $17 for all others, said Janelle Martin, Lawrence-Douglas County Health Board communications coordinator.
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Only people fitting the profile of the high-priority group will be administered the vaccine.
administrator. Strother said she was disappointed last week when she learned Watkins would not receive any of the 3,000 units it had ordered.
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The best way for students to be vaccinated is to visit a clinic when they are home during fall break, said Myra Strother
Watkins Health Center chief of staff.
Healthy adults are being asked to put off or forego getting the shot in order to allow a specified group be immunized first by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, said Sharon Watson, KDHE public information director.
People in the high-priority group are those most likely to develop serious or life-threatening symptoms of the flu, including the young, the old and those with chronic diseases such as asthma and diabetes.
Watson said students should ask their health-care officials about Flu-Mist, a live vaccination that can be administered nasally.
She said she was not sure of the cost, but knew it was more expensive than flu shots.
expensive that Watson said it was difficult to guess whether more people would fall ill because of the vaccine shortage.
"No vaccine is 100 percent effective," she said. "The influenza vaccine is only about 80 percent effective. Those who get the shot could still get sick."
more seriously when they're sick, Martin said. This will prevent illness spreading through large lecture classes and offices.
Students, staff and faculty should take staying at home
"If they're not at class or not at work, hopefully people will understand that you're trying to do something for the community so to speak, rather than getting out of work or skipping class," she said.
She said students needed to take an active role in staying healthy during the flu season, which usually begins in late November or early December.
Strother said the staff at Watkins would try to be prepared for flu season, and staff members may be required to wear masks to avoid the illness.
Students should wash their hands frequently with antibacterial soap, cover their mouths when they cough or sneeze, stay home from school or work if they are sick, limit alcohol consumption, eat right and get plenty of sleep. Strother said.
"We'll still be ready to help them," she said.
WHO SHOULD GET A FLU SHOT?
Edited by Bill Cross
All children 8 months to 23 months old (Aventis is producing enough pediatric vaccine for this group)
All women who will be pregnant during influenza season
Adults 65 years and older Persons 2 years to 64 years old with underlying chronic medical conditions
Residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities
Children 6 months to 18 years of age on chronic aspirin therapy
Health care workers with direct patient care
Out-of-home caregivers and household contacts of children aged 6 months old younger.
Source: Kansas Department of Health and Environment:
www.kdhe.state.ks.us
GOAL POSTS: Almnus calls victory a sign of new winning ways
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University for three years, and graduated in 1968 with a business degree.
Clevenger joined Smith Barney in 1970. He continues to work at the financial firm as a senior vice president. That, combined with his alumnus-athlete status, allowed Clevenger to serve a three-year term on the KUAC board.
Thousands of fans rush the field after Kansas' victory over Kansas State. After some struggle, the fans managed to take down both sets of goal posts.
Last week, before the game, he decided he had something else to contribute to the Athletics Department.
"I've been following KU and K-State pretty closely and I thought it was the time," Clevenger said of his feeling. "It was a kind of inspirational message I wanted to send to the chancellor, the athletics director, the head coach and the team."
Clevenger was at the game, and said that it was one of the best student sections he remembers. He attends about 90 percent of all Kansas football and men's basketball home games.
While Clevenger was prepared to pay for the goal posts, and perhaps another set if Kansas beats Nebraska in Lawrence next year, he did say that he hoped students would
realize that goal posts should only come down when something unexpected happens.
He said that this was a sign that winning has come to the Kansas program, and with it, the need to celebrate these things will be fewer and farther between.
In addition to the goal posts, fans briefly considered removing the 25-second play clock
from the south end zone on Saturday. People tried to pry the clock out of the ground, amidst warnings from the public address announced, Hank Booth. Had that come out, repairs could have been even more expensive. The electricity that runs through the clock could have caused serious injury to anyone around it.
Other items that had to be
fixed or replaced after the postgame celebration included parts of the fence around stadium, as well as stolen advertising and signs.
sight. "That was a great student section," Marchiony said. "But its a scary sight to see those goal posts coming down. Someone could get very seriously hurt."
— Edited by Steve Schmidt
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