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The state has not given UHS many details about the arrival date of the vaccine or how much vaccine will be provided initially, beyond a promise that the vaccine would arrive “soon,” Rosenthal said, though he expects to receive a limited amount of the...
About 300 people, mainly undergraduates, have been diagnosed with influenza-like illness by UHS since the end of August. Rosenthal said there have been about 50 new cases per week until this week, when there has been a slight decline in the number of people diagnosed.
Harvard University Health Services expects its first delivery of H1N1 influenza vaccine to arrive in about two or three weeks, although the number of people being diagnosed with influenza-like illnesses at UHS has declined slightly this week, according to UHS officials.
When the vaccine arrives, UHS will first distribute it to groups designated as high-priority by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—including pregnant women, medical services personnel, and caretakers of young children—said UHS Director David S. Rosenthal ’59.
UHS has a list of about 300 to 400 people who qualify as high-risk according to CDC guidelines.