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T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N Wednesday January 20, 2010 Volume 91, No. 61 www. theshorthorn. com Since 1919 BY SHARAYAH SHERROD The Shorthorn staff Just under 400 doses of the H1N1 vaccination remain at the university, and... More

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N Wednesday January 20, 2010 Volume 91, No. 61 www. theshorthorn. com Since 1919 BY SHARAYAH SHERROD The Shorthorn staff Just under 400 doses of the H1N1 vaccination remain at the university, and both Health Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urge students and faculty to get the free shot. “It is vitally important that everyone on the UTA campus have the H1N1 vaccination,” CDC spokesman Jeff Dimond said. “Get that vaccine and we can stop this particular strain of flu in its tracks. ” The CDC warns not to mistake this lull in flu outbreaks for having washed all hands of the problem. In 1957, a similar “valley” occurred between two peak times of a viral outbreak. “At that time, it was a very similar situation,” Dimond said. “The government declared an ‘all clear,’ as it were, so people quit taking ordinary precautions and boom, the flu came roaring back. We want to make sure that doesn’t happen. ” Less