North Carolina State University Athletics
Student-Athletes Receive Swine Flu Vaccination
11/4/2009 12:00:00 AM | Pack Athletics
RALEIGH, N.C. – This past week over 1,000 NC State students took part in the first round of swine flu vaccine inoculations, orchestrated by Student Health Services under the direction of Associate Vice Chancellor and Director Dr. Jerry Barker and Mary Bengtson, M.D. Approximately 275 Wolfpack student-athletes took part in the vaccinations, including the entire football and men’s and women’s basketball teams.
The inoculations, which were open to all students at NC State, marked one of the first opportunities in the Triangle to receive the H1N1 vaccine. The athletics department and Director of Sports Medicine/Associate Athletics Director Charlie Rozanski worked in concert with Student Health Services to plan and implement the student-athlete vaccination process.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, those under 24 years of age run the greatest risk of suffering from the H1N1 virus. With that in mind, the university took action and included athletics in the process.
“We haven’t even hit the influenza season yet,” said Rozanski. “The potential for this to spread and have a major impact, both on campus and in our athletics department, is huge. It is possible that the virus will mutate and grow stronger, so it’s imperative to build immunity while we have the opportunity.”
For more information on the H1N1 virus visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.
The inoculations, which were open to all students at NC State, marked one of the first opportunities in the Triangle to receive the H1N1 vaccine. The athletics department and Director of Sports Medicine/Associate Athletics Director Charlie Rozanski worked in concert with Student Health Services to plan and implement the student-athlete vaccination process.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, those under 24 years of age run the greatest risk of suffering from the H1N1 virus. With that in mind, the university took action and included athletics in the process.
“We haven’t even hit the influenza season yet,” said Rozanski. “The potential for this to spread and have a major impact, both on campus and in our athletics department, is huge. It is possible that the virus will mutate and grow stronger, so it’s imperative to build immunity while we have the opportunity.”
For more information on the H1N1 virus visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.
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