Shady Grove Program Hosts Flu Panel

A recent flu panel held at the Universities at Shady Grove received some local media attention. Here's a bit of what WUSA9 had to say:

Getting the vaccine is the best way to protect yourself, but there's still a big misconception about that.

Dr. David Rollins at the University of Maryland says he finds the majority of students still think you can get the flu from the vaccine.

"You cannot get the flu from the vaccine," says Dr. Rollins. "It's an inactive virus, not a live virus."

Read on at WUSA.

And WTOP.

A note about Shady Grove
The program at Shady Grove was established for those wanting a public health degree from the University of Maryland, but also to study in Montgomery County. The program at the satellite location is an addition to a host of other UMD-College Park degrees offered there, and it includes studies in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, biology, kinesiology, environmental health and others.

You can learn more about the Shady Grove program here and here. You can also contact the program director, Jennifer Todd at 301-738-6162 or jtodd@umd.edu.