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2024-25 influenza vaccine will be available Sept. 9.

É«É«À² Michigan University’s health center offers seasonal influenza immunizations to students, full- and part-time employees, retirees and other eligible individuals (including dependents 12 and older of full-time employees, retirees and students). Vaccinations will be administered by appointment at the health center, and at two outreach clinics in the fall. High-dose shots will be given to those age 65 and up.

Flu-shot appointments

Sindecuse Health Center will be administering a trivalent vaccine which protects against three strains of the influenza virus. The flu shots offered this year are preservative-free. Patients age 65 and older will be given the high-dose vaccine when available. Appointments are available:

• Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4:15 p.m.
• Thursdays from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4:15 p.m.

It's easy to schedule an appointment to get a flu shot. Visit , login and navigate to 'appointments'. Select the Flu Shot option.

Updated COVID-19 vaccination

A newly-released version of the COVID-19 vaccine is available as well, alone or in combination with a flu shot. When making an appointment on the patient portal, carefully choose the kind of immunization(s) you are seeking. Flu shot alone, Flu + COVID, or if only seeking COVID, choose "Immunizations" from the appointment menu and write in "COVID".

Outreach clinics

There will be two drop-in clinics hosted on campus in the fall administering flu shots only (not COVVID-19 vaccine).

• Nov. 13 at the Benefits & Wellness Expo for employees from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Student Center. 
• Nov. 14  at 2207 Student Center for a student-only clinic from 10:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Using insurance

É«É«À² employees covered by the University’s Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO and the Blue Care Network HMO and their covered dependents age 12 or older receive flu shots with no out-of-pocket expense at Sindecuse or one of the drop-in events. In all cases, insurances will be billed first.

For É«É«À² retirees, flu shots are a covered benefit for those with MPSERS, Medicare or Medicare Advantage and for those without Medicare who are covered under É«É«À²'s Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO insurance plan. For non-benefits-eligible employees, or those without insurance the flu shot will cost $65 per dose. For those 65 or older who receive the high-dose vaccine, the out-of-pocket cost is $102. 

For students, most insurances cover the cost of the flu shot. 

COVID-19 vaccines

COVID-19 immunizations may be paid for by a patient's insurance. The usual health center insurance participation requirements apply. Blue Care network members are not covered for a COVID-19 vaccine at the health center. The out-of pocket cost at the health center is $178. COVID vaccines are widely available from community providers and pharmacies.

Questions should be directed to the health center appointment line at (269) 387-3287.