PUBLICATIONS Inside Illinois Vol. 21, No. 8, Oct. 18, 2001

Free flu shots available for faculty and staff members

McKinley Health Center will once again provide flu shots to UI faculty and staff members, state employees and retirees. To be eligible for the state-sponsored shots, employees must be eligible for state health benefits based on their own employment, not as a dependent of another state employee.

The shots are available from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at McKinley Health Center. No appointment is necessary. Staff members also may go to other sites around campus. These additional sites will be open beginning Oct. 22; times and sites will be posted each Monday in the Daily Illini, on the Web at www.mckinley.uiuc.edu, and recorded on a message accessible at 333-2701.

Employees can receive a shot under this benefit through Nov. 30. Staff members and their families who are not eligible for a free shot can get one for $11.

This is a one-hour approved event for Civil Service employees. Employees may be released from work with pay, operations permitting and with departmental approval, to receive a flu shot.