UPMC Health Plan Offers Free Flu Shots to Pitt Faculty, Staff in Oakland

Pitt faculty and staff who subscribe to the UPMC Health Plan can receive free flu shots at select Pittsburgh campus locations through Nov. 1.

Shots are available from:

10 a.m.-2 p.m.     Sept. 26, Rooms 540 & 542 William Pitt Union;

11 a.m.-2 p.m.     Sept. 29, Student Health Service, Suite 500, Medical Arts Building;

10 a.m.-2 p.m.     Oct. 3, 102 Benedum Hall;

10 a.m.-2 p.m.     Oct. 10, Posvar Hall Galleria;

11 a.m.-2 p.m.     Oct. 12, Student Health Service, Suite 500, Medical Arts Building;

11 a.m.-2 p.m.     Oct 20, Student Health Service, Suite 500, Medical Arts Building;

10 a.m.-2 p.m.     Oct. 24, 5th-floor conference room, Bridgeside Point Building; and

Noon-2 p.m.        Nov. 1, 342 Craig Hall.

Additionally, Falk Pharmacy will offer the shots from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays through Dec. 22 on the second floor of the Falk Medical Building. Regardless of the clinic location, Pitt faculty and staff are required to show valid University and UPMC Health Plan ID cards. UPMC Health Plan members can also receive the flu shot from a participating provider at no out-of-pocket cost.

Flu season can start as early as October and last until May, peaking in January and February, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC recommends a yearly flu vaccine as an important step in protecting against flu viruses.

—By Kerry Byrnes