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Medical experts urge people to get their flu shot before November 1

Megan Medfisch Reporter October 13, 2020

As flu season approaches, doctors urge students and faculty to get their flu shot to prevent commingling of sicknesses with the COVID-19 pandemic.There is a possibility of people getting COVID and the...

Why should students get the flu shot?

Shelby Reeves Reporter February 24, 2020

During class, the girl next to you sniffles and wipes her nose, the guy behind you coughs and someone on the other side of the room lets out a sneeze. Germs are all around us, especially while in college....

The H3N2 influenza flu has affected the entire country, targeting young children, the elderly and those with chronic illnesses.

Kent State continues to offer flu shots

Anu Sharma February 9, 2018

This past year, the flu ranked in the top six of academic impediments of students. It was on the list along with stress, anxiety, sleep difficulties, depression and work.Due to this, Kent State is looking...

Flu season upon us

Ashley Perry January 24, 2016

Spring semester commonly means two things in Ohio: bad weather and getting sick in some way or other.Influenza, more commonly known as the flu, occurs frequently during the winter months. Flu season typically...

The Kent Stater Flu shot vaccinations were given on the second floor of the Kent State library during the flu clinic event hosted by Kent State nursing students Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014.

Cost of the flu: How to protect health, finances during flu season

Alicia Balog January 19, 2015

As students prepare for the rest of winter, Kent State and health departments throughout the country recommend preparing for flu season as well.What is the flu?The “seasonal flu is a contagious respiratory...