Emergency Preparedness and Planning
H1N1 Virus (Swine Influenza)
The H1N1 flu virus has spread throughout the world. Vanderbilt seeks to reduce the likelihood of transmission and illness through education of faculty, staff and students and by providing up-to-date information to help the Vanderbilt community address any challenges presented by the emergence of the H1N1 virus.
Vanderbilt continues to monitor the situation and this web site will be updated to provide current information to faculty, staff, and students.
For the Vanderbilt Community
Stay home if you are sick. If you have symptoms of influenza-like illness, stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone except to get medical care or for other necessities. (Your fever should be gone without the use of a fever-reducing medicine.) Stay away from others as much as possible to avoid making others sick.
- What you can do now
- What to do if you get flu-like symptoms (from CDC)
- Taking care of a sick person in your home (from CDC)
- Travel (from CDC)
Additional Resources for H1N1 (Swine) Flu:
- Centers for Disease
Control & Prevention (CDC) H1N1 Flu web site
- Novel H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) and You
- Risk of H1N1 Flu Associated with Travel to Affected Areas
- H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu): General Information
- H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) Resources for Child Care Programs, Schools, Colleges, and Universities
- CDC Guidance for Responses to Influenza for Institutions of Higher Education during the 2009-2010 Academic Year
- Pandemic.gov H1N1 Flu Information
- Tennessee Department of Health Flu
- Nashville Metro Public Health Department H1N1 Flu
- World Health Organization Pandemic H1N1
See also for Vanderbilt Students and for Vanderbilt Faculty & Staff.