Circle, Circle, Dot, Dot...Chapman denied me a flu shot?

Happy Flu Season! It's that time of year where we are all told to wash our hands incessantly, get plenty of rest, and intake a lot of Vitamin C. Well, if you are a college student like I am, you probably consider getting 4 hours of sleep a "good night's rest," and are on a rigid diet of cafeteria food and Chipotle. So if you are constantly on the go like me, sometimes the only preventive measure you want to take is getting a glorious FLU SHOT!





<--My usual flu shot reaction






Well, if you go to Chapman, looks like you need to haul your unprotected rear end over to a local clinic, cause the student health office is OUT of flu shots. According to an article in the Panther, Chapman ordered 450 flu shots to be distributed over a course of 3 days, during certain hours. Students were required to pay $15 for a vaccination, faculty and staff could get one for free.

So the Chapman health office ordered four hundred and fifty shots for a student body of 4,293 undergrad, plus 1,289 graduate students, plus every single member of the staff and faculty of Chapman? That means that 7% of the Chapman population could get a flu shot. This in turn means that 93% of the Chapman population needed to take their flu shot needs elsewhere.

And why does faculty get it for free? Last time I checked, they weren't the ones paying a tuition...does this mean that my money is going towards the faculty getting a flu shot?

Nervous for her peers,
The Picky Panther

If you are currently in need of a flu shot, here is the information of a clinic that is close to Chapman University.