{"id":97787,"date":"2024-09-24T17:23:03","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T17:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=97787"},"modified":"2024-09-24T20:07:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T20:07:36","slug":"cold-flu-and-covid-season-is-here-protect-yourself-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/09\/cold-flu-and-covid-season-is-here-protect-yourself-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold, flu, and COVID season is here \u2013 Protect yourself today!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sept. 24, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we enter cold and flu season, and with COVID-19 activity still circulating, it’s important to take proactive steps to stay healthy and protect yourself and our 911±¬ΑΟ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schedule your flu and COVID vaccines today<\/strong> to protect yourself and those around you. Appointments are available at Health Services<\/a> as well as at The Wellness Company clinics<\/a> being held on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Free COVID tests<\/strong> are available at the Health Services Pharmacy for students. We provide one test packet per student. You will need your 911±¬ΑΟ student ID. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Free COVID tests are also available via the federal government<\/strong> at covidtests.gov<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Free and reduced-cost over-the-counter medications<\/strong> for cold, flu, and COVID-19 symptoms are available at the Health Services Pharmacy and at the wellness vending machine<\/a> which is in the 24-hour room in the library. Stock up on essentials like cough medicine, fever reducers, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Visit the CDC website<\/a> for effective ways to help prevent colds and flu<\/strong>, including washing hands frequently<\/a>, covering coughs and sneezes, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Stay home from school or work if you are sick<\/strong> and remain out until you are symptom-free and fever-free for 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By taking these steps, you can help reduce the spread of illness on campus and take control of your health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay healthy,
Your Health Services Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sept. 24, 2024 As we enter cold and flu season, and with COVID-19 activity still circulating, it’s important to take proactive steps to stay healthy and protect yourself and our 911±¬ΑΟ. Schedule your flu and COVID vaccines today to protect yourself and those around you. Appointments are available at Health Services as well as at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1866],"tags":[1857,1858,1856],"class_list":["post-97787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-911±¬ΑΟ-message","tag-audience-faculty","tag-audience-staff","tag-audience-students"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97787"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97790,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97787\/revisions\/97790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}