{"id":2633,"date":"2020-10-05T13:06:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T18:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=2633"},"modified":"2020-10-12T10:44:55","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T15:44:55","slug":"free-flu-shots-at-utrgv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/05\/free-flu-shots-at-utrgv\/","title":{"rendered":"Free flu shots at UTRGV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1002\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_7669-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_7669-2-1.jpg 1002w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_7669-2-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_7669-2-1-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_7669-2-1-570x428.jpg 570w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_7669-2-1-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_7669-2-1-285x214.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1002px) 100vw, 1002px\" \/><figcaption>VICTOR G. RAMIREZ\/VAQUERO RADIO PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Flu1005-1.mp3\" autoplay><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">With flu season approaching, UTRGV Health Services are providing free flu shots for enrolled students while supplies last on the Brownsville and Edinburg campuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the School of Medicine Dr. Scott Spear explains how the flu shots are being administered during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWell, we\u2019re screening everybody by phone. We\u2019re asking them, \u2018do they have any symptoms?\u2019 Everybody has to obviously come in wearing a mask,&#8221; Spear said. &#8220;If they have [COVID-19] symptoms, then we can help them get testing either through us or through the UTRGV drive-thru. And then if they&#8217;re negative, then we can give them the flu shot.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/flu\/about\/index.html\"><strong>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/strong><\/a> (CDC), flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness and serious outcomes of flu infection can result in hospitalization or death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spear said it is important to get a flu shot during the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cSo, we&#8217;re really recommending that everybody, particularly those who could be around older folks or people who have suppressed immune systems kind of like the same risks for COVID,&#8221; Spear said, &#8220;but also students themselves can get sick and get quite sick with influenza, that everybody gets vaccinated for influenza. Particularly this season and particularly early, so that they&#8217;re protected from the get-go.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The CDC\u2019s flu season <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/flu\/season\/index.html\"><strong>website<\/strong><\/a> states because of the COVID-19 pandemic, reducing the spread of respiratory illnesses, like flu, this fall and winter is more important than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Director of Health Services Rick Gray said last year the department administered more than 1,700 shots to students and hopes to provide the same amount this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI hope more kids will come in,&#8221; Gray said. &#8220;Like I said, the broader immunity, the less likely you are to contract other diseases or give other diseases a more opportune host to set up in and helps prevent two pandemics at the same time. 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