NEWS FROM MARSHALL UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS
ONE JOHN MARSHALL DRIVE, HUNTINGTON, WV 25755

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Contact: Leah Edwards, Media Communications Specialist, 304-696-6397
 

Marshall University offers vaccination clinic for students

HUNTINGTON, W.Va.—Marshall University students can receive free or reduced-cost vaccinations from noon until 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21 in the lobby of the Marshall Recreation Center on the Huntington campus.

Marshall University’s Office of Student Health Education Programs and the Cabell-Huntington Health Department will host the vaccination clinic. All vaccines are free for Marshall students under 19 years of age. The meningococcal vaccine (meningitis) will be free to any Marshall University student. 

Students must present a valid ID and are asked to bring their shot records the day of the clinic if possible. The following vaccinations will be offered:

Vaccine	Cost
Meningococcal (Meningitis)	Free to all college students
HPV vaccine	Free to all under 19
MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)	Free to all under 19
Hepatitis B	Free to all under 19
Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis)	Free to all college students

 

For questions, please call Amy Saunders, Student Health Education Programs, at 304-696-4800.

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