URI College of Pharmacy to host immunization clinic

September 28, 2023
URI pharmacy Clinical Professor Virginia Lemay administers a flu shot during a clinic in Avedisian Hall last year. The College will host an immunization clinic on Oct. 11.
URI pharmacy Clinical Professor Virginia Lemay administers a flu shot during a clinic in Avedisian Hall last year. The College will host an immunization clinic on Oct. 11.

Flu and COVID among the vaccines offered in the lobby of Avedisian Hall Oct. 11

URI College of Pharmacy students will help their fellow students, along with faculty and staff members, stay healthy this season while gaining some valuable practical experience as they host an immunization clinic Oct. 11.

The College is offering flu and the latest COVID-19 vaccines in the lobby of Avedisian Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All members of the URI community — 19 years of age or older — are welcome to get a cost-free flu and COVID shot administered by trained, senior pharmacy students, under the direction of Clinical Professor Virginia Lemay. Those wishing to get a shot must present their health insurance ID card and fill out a screening form.

The immunization clinic extends beyond COVID and the flu. Vaccines including RSV; tetanus, diptheria and pertussis; Meningitis B; Pneumococcal pneumonia; and shingles are also available by request. Students, faculty and staff are asked to complete this form ahead of time so clinic organizers can collect insurance information and determine if there is a copay.

The College of Pharmacy has hosted a flu clinic each of the last 10 years, vaccinating about 200 students faculty and staff members each year. Lemay said it is a way to help advance public health and “students get valuable experience using their immunization skills.”