Marisa Ross

The Flu Shot Outreach program encourages students, faculty and staff to take care of their health. The frequency of people coming down with flu or colds peaks at this time of year. Marisa Ross has more in this Bobcat Update.
Flu season is here, and the Texas State Student Health Center is helping students get prepared. The Flu Shot Outreach, an annual event hosted by the Student Health Center, seeks to inform everyone that it's time to get a flu shot and take other precautions. Karen Gordon-Sosby, the Associate Director of the Student Health Center, says the event is an opportunity to share information.
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Students, faculty, and staff can get their flu shots paid for with insurance, or if their insurance doesn't cover the shots, the cost is 20-dollars.Texas State student Summer Rodriguez says some students choose not to participate because of the cost.
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Gordon-Sosby says she's pleased with the turnout this year. At least 360 students faculty, and staff received their flu shots at the Outreach. She says education is a key factor in boosting awareness:
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The Flu Shot Outreach was held on Tuesday in the ballroom of the L-B-J Student Center. Students who missed the event can still get their shots by making an appointment at the Student Health Center. For Bobcat Update, I'm Marisa Ross.