yinne Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 So is your dorm living student getting a flu shot? We have never gotten flu shots in the past, but my dd is getting a number of emails from the school health department encouraging students to get a flu shot. Opinions?? Yvonne in NE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Yes. Dorms are germ factories; if one students gets sick, they all will. Often, students also attend class while sick. Students who get sick during the semester and have to miss several days of class end up behind and are often unable to catch up. I started getting flu shots when I began teaching at a university, being in contact with large numbers of dorm housed students. The one year flu shots were in short supply, I, along with every single professor in our depoartment, got the flu - it was miserable. I would take any measure to prevent illness. My DD lives at home, but takes college classes in large lecture halls; she will definitely get the shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwen in VA Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Nope. None of my kids has ever had one. They are (and have been) all healthy! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I'm letting my guys decide for themselves. We've never gotten them here at home and, so far, have been healthy, but... Their decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolyn in Ohio Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Yes, my freshman daughter has already gotten hers. She got the flu 2 years ago, and never wants to have it again. She was probably first in line :) The one and only time I have had the flu was my first year living in a dorm. Carolyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Good question. Dd will be home for fall break this weekend, but she's been sick and I don't know whether she will be well enough to get a flu shot. As a family, we don't get flu shots, but living in a dorm is a situation where I think it's worth considering. I'm glad you mentioned it so that I can talk to her about it this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Good question. Dd will be home for fall break this weekend, but she's been sick and I don't know whether she will be well enough to get a flu shot. As a family, we don't get flu shots, but living in a dorm is a situation where I think it's worth considering. I'm glad you mentioned it so that I can talk to her about it this weekend. It's not just dorm living. Colleges are people dense environments. You're really at the mercy of the students with the poorest hygiene. Who sat in the desk the class before? Who used that library study table? I would also suggest frequent hand washing and a good stash of hand sanitizer. (And I need to look up when our flu shot clinic is.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Yes, missing a week of classes would be a nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Yes, he got the flu shot just this past week after a check up for his pneumonia!! He got pneumonia his second week as a college freshman. It's been TERRIBLE! :crying: He's still trying to catch up. Yup, college dorms are GERM factories!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Yes.Dorms are germ factories; if one students gets sick, they all will. Often, students also attend class while sick. Students who get sick during the semester and have to miss several days of class end up behind and are often unable to catch up. I started getting flu shots when I began teaching at a university, being in contact with large numbers of dorm housed students. The one year flu shots were in short supply, I, along with every single professor in our depoartment, got the flu - it was miserable. I would take any measure to prevent illness. My DD lives at home, but takes college classes in large lecture halls; she will definitely get the shot. When I was in graduate school, my professors spent the first two weeks telling all of us to get our flu shots, because once we were behind, it would be difficult to catch up. The hospitalization of a family friend who collapsed at home from the flu around the same time sealed the deal. Everyone here gets a flu shot every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex-mex Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Yes, missing a week of classes would be a nightmare. :iagree: I was sick for 2 weeks in college at the end of the Fall semester. Sharing bathrooms, door handles, and eating together in common areas are perfect for germs/viruses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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