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  • December 17 H1N1 Flu Update

    Influenza levels are back to normal for this time of year.

  • December 2 H1N1 Flu Update

    More than 2,300 students, faculty and staff were vaccinated against H1N1 at Queen's flu shot clinic held on November 30 at Grant Hall.

  • November 27 H1N1 Flu Update

    Queen's will host an H1N1 vaccination clinic on Monday, November 30 in Grant Hall between 10a.m. and 7p.m. It's open to all faculty, students and staff.

  • November 17 H1N1 Flu Update

    H1N1 is currently on the decline at Queen's and in Kingston. The local public health unit is currently offering H1H1 vaccination clinics to all residents. We are working with public health to facilitate immunization opportunities on campus.

  • November 6 H1N1 Flu Update

    An H1N1 flu vaccination clinic that had been scheduled on campus on November 9 has been cancelled due to the lack of availability of the vaccine in Kingston.

  • October 26 H1N1 flu update

    Student Health Services will open for flu-only assessment clinics Monday-Friday 5 pm-8pm, and Saturdays and Sundays, 10 am-2pm, until November 15. These are open to students, faculty and staff only. Community flu vaccination clinics start this week. Queen's is working with the public health unit to finalize a date and location for an H1N1 vaccination clinic on campus.

  • October 8 2009 H1N1 Flu Update

    As expected, there is flu-like illness on campus, including H1N1, which appears to be this year's predominant flu strain. Local cases continue to be mild and individuals are staying home and recovering well. This is all consistent with the flu season that's just ending in the Southern Hemisphere, and with what other universities in North America have been experiencing.

  • September 18 2009 H1N1 Flu Update

    Faculty and staff have been provided with recommendations and options for responding to larger-than-usual numbers of ill students who may need to make special academic arrangements because they are sick.

  • August 25, 2009 H1N1 flu Update

    Additional hand sanitizer stations are being installed across campus and hand sanitizer kits are being sent to all departments, as students return for the academic year.

  • July 31, 2009, H1N1 flu update

    Queen’s is preparing for a possible second wave of H1N1 influenza that’s expected as students return for the academic year.

  • July 2, 2009 H1N1 flu update

    Faculty, staff and students who had been in contact with the students with the flu were given appropriate information, encouraged to self-monitor for the illness and take the appropriate precautions to minimize the risk of infection and of spread.

  • June 26, 2009 H1N1 flu update

    An on-campus student has been diagnosed with H1N1 flu.

  • June 11, 2009 H1N1 flu update

    The World Health Organization (WHO) has reclassified the outbreak of the H1N1 flu as a global pandemic – a phase 6. This development is due to the continuing spread of the disease, particularly in Asia and Australia, and not of because of any change in its severity. Most cases continue to be mild.

  • June 5, 2009 H1N1 flu update

    The University has been informed that an off-campus student member of the Queen's community has been diagnosed with a confirmed case of H1N1 Influenza A. The student is recovering at home and this case is being classified as mild.

  • June 3, 2009 H1N1 flu update

    A case of H1N1 Influenza A has been confirmed in the Kingston area, but local health authorities say there is no increased risk to public health. The case is mild and the patient is reported to be doing well.

  • May 22, 2009 Message re H1N1 Flu

    The University continues to closely monitor the H1N1 flu outbreak and consult regularly with local health authorities and experts.

  • May 1, 2009 H1N1 flu update

    The University continues to closely monitor the most current information about the continuing spread of H1N1 flu and to consult with local health authorities and experts.

  • April 30, 2009 Message re H1N1 Flu

    Update from Dan Langham, Director Environmental Health & Safety

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