H1N1 flu vaccine clinic at Cal Poly Thursday

The vaccine will be administered from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at Cal Poly Pomona at the CTTi Building 220A on the Cal Poly campus, 3650 W. Temple Ave. The site is found across from the University Village at the corner of Temple Avenue and South Campus Drive, according to a statement from the university.

Free parking will be available in lots K and B across from South Campus Drive. Students should use the Bronco Express shuttle service, Routes A and C, to reach the CTTi building.

Campus maps and shuttle routes are available by going to www.csupomona.edu/maps/.

The free vaccine will be administered members of the general public who meet the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health guidelines.

The guidelines call for providing the vaccine to:

- Pregnant women

- People who live with or care for infants under 6 months

- Children and young adults ages 6 months to 24 years old

- Adults ages 25 to 64 who have chronic medical conditions

- Healthcare or emergency medical workers with direct patient contact

In addition to members of the general public, vaccines will also be administered to Cal Poly Pomona and Mt. San Antonio College students, faculty and staff who meet the county guidelines.

People wishing to have the vaccine will be asked to complete a registration form on site. The form is available on-line at http://www.lapublichealth.org/docs/swine/Forms/English%20H1N1%20Form.pdf and can be filled out before arriving at the clinic.

The registration and vaccination process take from 10 to 15 minutes but wait times can be of an hour or more depending on the demand.

Filling out a registriation form ahead of time will not guarantee vaccination.

For more information on the H1N1 flu go to www.csupomona.edu/flu, at www.flu.gov and at www.dsa.csupomona.edu/shs.