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Flu Shots - By appointment for Students, Faculty, and Staff
Protect your family. Horns up! Do your part and protect the herd!
Flu shots are now available to registered students, faculty, and staff by appointment through Friday, December 10. Flu vaccinations are offered on all campuses. Please call the telephone number for the campus clinic most convenient for you (below) for appointments or information. All Bulls are encouraged to get the flu shot so they're prepared for cold and flu season. COVID + Flu = Don't let it happen to you!
STUDENTS: You will not have to pay out of pocket for your flu shot. The flu shot is included with tuition. We are offering campus clinics Monday through Friday.
For our Monday through Friday campus clinics, see locations below. Complete an online
request for your campus day & time HERE or call your campus clinic below:
Tampa 813.445.4976 or 813.974.2331
St. Petersburg 727.873.4422
Sarasota-Manatee 813.974.2331 or 941.487.4254
| Tampa campus - main Student Health clinic SHS 100 between Bookstore & Castor Beach 4107 USF Cedar Circle, Tampa, FL 33620 | Mondays, Thursdays, & Fridays, 9am - 4pm by appointment. September 30 – December 10 |
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| Tampa campus - Argos Study Lounge RAR 231, above Argos Exchange Dining Hall | Tuesdays & Wednesdays 9am - 2pm by appointment October 6 – December 8 |
| St. Petersburg campus Wellness Center |
Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays 9am - 4 pm September 30 – December 10 |
| Sarasota-Manatee campus Wellness Center clinic SMD 105 near basketball courts |
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays 9am - 12 noon September 30 – December 10 |
| Sarasota-Manatee campus Student Engagement Suite |
Wednesdays 9am -1:30 pm September 30 – December 8 |
STAFF & FACULTY: The flu vaccination can be administered by appointment, Monday - Friday.
- The flu shot is covered 100% by the State PPO, HMO, and high deductible insurance plans.
- OPS Staff may receive the flu vaccination without insurance for $25.
- If you have an alternate insurance plan that does not cover the vaccination 100%, the maximum out of pocket cost is $25.
- Complete an online schedule request for your campus HERE
- We are not offering Fluzone High-Dose Quadrivalent; we recommend visiting an off-campus location for high-dose flu vaccination
Flu Shot Myths
- Flu shots will give you the flu.
- FALSE... the vaccine contains the dead flu virus... it is dead.... It cannot infect you.
- Vaccines are dangerous.
- FALSE... Vaccines are, arguably, the greatest medical advance in history. They've prevented more illness and death than any treatment.
- It's after November; it's too late to get a flu shot.
- FALSE... There are plenty of vaccines left, and the flu stays around through March, so you still have plenty of time to protect yourself.
- I got the vaccine last year, so I am protected.
- FALSE... Each year there are new strains of the flu virus and the vaccine needs to change to keep up.
By arming yourself with a flu shot you are protecting yourself and those around you. Watch Rocky get his flu shot in this short video.