Category: Health and Wellness

The university will be administering H1N1 injectable vaccine doses to students beginning today, according to James Welsh, assistant vice president for student health.

Updated Friday, Nov. 20 at 3:56 a.m.

The university received a shipment of 800 injectable H1N1 vaccine doses ...

Although Georgetown was one of the first campuses in the area to receive shipments of the H1N1 vaccination, the university’s Student Health Center remains unable to distribute seasonal flu or H1N1 vaccines, despite high campus demand.

As the suspension of free seasonal flu shot service on campus continues, the Student Health Center has administered a limited number of H1N1 intranasal vaccinations.

The university has postponed flu vaccine clinics while it awaits the delivery of the rest of its vaccine shipment. The university has only received 2,000 doses of a 6,500-dose order.

A clinical trial taking place at Georgetown University Medical Center seeking to halt the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in the brain has entered its second phase.

Over 300 Georgetown students have contracted the H1N1 virus since the beginning of the fall semester, a university official said yesterday. Assistant Vice President for Student Health James Welsh said 75 to 80 students reported influenza-like symptoms resembling H1N1 last week.

A Georgetown study has confirmed the validity of a new blood test designed to better assess the effectiveness of treatment options for breast cancer. The study was published Monday.