Nearly 1,500 vaccinated in COPH flu shot drive

The USF College of Public Health, in collaboration with the Hillsborough County Health Department, provided 1,340 free seasonal flu shots Oct. 23 at its annual drive at the college, as well as about a 100  more at the USF Unstoppable Campaign event on Oct. 20. 

COPH students provided the health education materials, while trained USF nursing and medical students supervised by USF Health and health department nurses and physicians, administered the vaccines.

Dr. Donna Petersen gets her shot from nursing students Natalie Bercini and Courtney Abreu.

Photos by Eric Younghans, USF Health Office of Communications