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The University of St. Thomas is committed to a healthy campus community. This website has been designed to provide updates and information about the 2009 H1N1 flu virus as it occurs on campus. We will remain attentive regarding changes and will communicate any changes through this website. If there are radical events, which may have a major effect for the St. Thomas community, announcements may also be transmitted via the Bulletin and individual e-mails. However, all announcements will be directing attention back to this website for a more complete set of information.

Need medical advice?

Please review the H1N1 Triage Protocol for assistance in determining if you need to be evaluated by a health care provider. If additional help is indicated, please contact the St. Thomas Student Health Services at 651.962.6750 or the toll-free Minnesota Department of Public Health FluLine at 1- 866-259-4655.

Faculty and staff, please contact your health care provider.

Weekly Updates

University of St. Thomas H1N1 Weekly Report: Nov. 19, 2009

By Madonna McDermott, director, Student Health Service & Wellness Center

On campus:

During the 11th week of the semester, Nov. 12 to Nov.18, H1N1 influenza activity at the University of St. Thomas continued to decline with only 13 new cases of influenza-like-illnesses reported. The total number of reported cases since September is now 504.

Minnesota:

The Minnesota Department of Health reports influenza-like illness visits to outpatient clinics involved in the Sentinel Provider Network continued to increase this past week. Statewide, since Sept. 1, there have been 1,439 confirmed novel H1N1 influenza hospitalizations, 26 H1N1-associated deaths, and two influenza-type unspecified deaths.

Nationally:

An estimated 22 million people have become ill from pandemic influenza. Approximately 98,000 people have been hospitalized as a result of H1N1 related illness and it is estimated that 3,900 people have died so far in the first six months of the pandemic from this virus. The H1N1 pandemic has behaved very differently than the seasonal flu in that it has disproportionately affected children and young adults.

Vaccine availability at St. Thomas

The St. Thomas Student Health Service is anticipating receiving its first shipment of the H1N1 vaccine shortly. The campus community will be notified via Bulletin Today and the university's Pandemic Web site when distribution is to begin.
At this time vaccine only will be given to individuals in the following groups:

Pregnant women.
Persons who live with or provide care for infants less than 6 months.
Health-care and emergency-medical-services personnel who have direct contact with patients or infectious material.
Children between the ages of 6 months and 4 years.
Children and adolescents between the ages of 5 and 18 who have medical conditions that put them at higher risk for influenza-related complications.

When available, the H1N1 vaccination will be administered by a registered nurse in the Tommie Triage Trailer located between Morrison and Brady residence halls on the north campus.

H1N1 (or Influenza-Like-Illness) Report Nov. 13, 2009

H1N1 (or Influenza-Like-Illness) Report Oct. 29, 2009

H1N1 (or Influenza-Like-Illness) Report Oct. 21, 2009

H1N1 (or Influenza-Like-Illness) Report Oct. 15, 2009

H1N1 (or Influenza-Like-Illness) Report Oct. 8, 2009

H1N1 (or Influenza-Like-Illness) Report Sept. 30, 2009

H1N1 (or Influenza-Like-Illness) Report Sept. 23, 2009

H1N1 (or Influenza-Like-Illness) Report Sept. 16, 2009