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Faculty, staff and students interested in the FluMist nasal spray should check the Student Health Service Web site -- http://www.sfsu.edu/~shs/ -- and print out a consent form to bring with them. The vaccine is restricted to healthy persons age 5 to 50. Everyone is urged to read the information on the SHS Web site. Dr. Marie Schafle, medical director of the Student Health Service, said that due to unexpected media coverage of the flu season this year the company with which the health service contracted to give flu shots has run out of its supply, as have most clinics in the county. There will be no flu shots available on Tuesday, Dec. 16 for those who are not eligible for the free FluMist. The SHS suggests calling the San Francisco Department of Public Health to see if any vaccine is still available at its clinic on 101 Grove Street, Room 102. The phone number is (415) 554-2625. Walk-ins are seen from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Flu shots are $16. Regarding concerns about those who have been vaccinated with FluMist attending classes with, or taught by, persons who are immunosuppressed: The transmission rate of the attenuated virus used in the vaccine is extremely small - only one incident reported in all of the studies done before the vaccine was approved. In that incident, Dr. Schafle said, the child to whom the virus was transmitted did not become ill, but only demonstrated the vaccine virus in the nasal mucus membranes. This transmission occurred in a day care center between two toddlers. Dr. Schafle said the FDA requires that the Student Health Service warn everyone that the FluMist is a live virus vaccine and therefore can theoretically be transmitted to others for up to 21 days. However, the risk of infecting another person with this virus is extremely small and the transmitted disease, if any, would be mild, she said. For more information, call Karmal Harb, health educator, at ext. 8-2191. Forgivable loans for potential CSU faculty Applications are now available from Faculty Affairs and Professional Development for the 2004-05 CSU Forgivable Loan/Doctoral Program. The program is designed to increase the pool of qualified individuals needed to teach the diverse student body in the California State University by providing loans of up to $10,000 per year for a total of $30,000 for doctoral students. The loans will be canceled or forgiven at a rate of 20 percent for each year of service as a full-time instructional faculty member in the CSU after completion of the Ph.D program. In the event a student does not obtain a faculty position with the CSU, the loan is due for repayment at the timeline and the interest rate comparable to other graduate student loans. Last year the interest rate was 8 percent. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development, ADM 451, by Friday, February 13, 2004. Still time to sign up for CET's winter camps The Center for the Enhancement of Teaching has extended the registration deadline for its winter camps to Friday, Dec. 19. The weeklong, winter session intensive workshops in January are designed to give faculty time to learn and practice new technical skills. Faculty can choose from sessions that cover topics such as enhancing instructional materials with digital images, creating instructional Web sites or teaching online with Blackboard. For more information, visit http://cet.sfsu.edu/winter. For payment and registration information, email cetregis@sfsu.edu, or call ext. 5-3537.  SFSU was awarded an additional $438,480 in April, an additional $169,757 in July, an additional $458,110 in September, $2,608,084 in October, and $409,236 in November. View the list of grants and contacts: www.sfsu.edu/~news/cmemo/fall03/dec15grants.htm. |
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