*Percentage of students who are going to get the H1N1 vaccine:

*Percentage of students who think York should shuttle students to an H1N1 vaccination clinic:

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* From a sample of 100 randomly selected York students

Despite the results of a recent Excalibur survey, in which only 11 out of 100 students said they would get their injection, York University administration has announced that it is bringing an H1N1 vaccination clinic to the Keele campus.
     On Nov. 25, all students who live on campus, including international students, can get a flu shot between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. in the Vanier Renaissance Room, located in the basement of Vanier College.
    The university administration was  able to work out an arrangement with the York Lanes Health Clinic, where 300 students will be given an opportunity to get vaccinated per week, according to Alex Bilyk, York’s director of media relations.
    “It is going to be available for one day per week, every Wednesday,” he said.
     Students are required to bring a driver’s license and a health card in order to get the shot.
     According to a survey of 100 students conducted by Excalibur, most

Most York students say they won’t get shot.

Ontario health minister stresses importance of young people getting vaccinated

students are not very inclined to get the vaccine. Sixty-nine answered no when asked if they are going to get the H1N1 vaccine. Another 20 students said they are still unsure.
     Bilyk stressed that, due to the university’s limited resources, this opportunity is only available to students living in residence. Students not living in residence wishing to receive the vaccination will have to get it elsewhere.
    Bilyk also noted that the Toronto Public Health website has information on the length of the lines in each of the Greater Toronto Area vaccination clinics. Bilyk said he got his  vaccination in a nearby clinic located at 24 Strathburn Blvd., where he did not have to wait in line.
    Deb Matthews, Ontario’s minister of health and long-term care, told Excalibur that the ministry’s biggest challenge is getting university students vaccinated, because they don’t  understand that H1N1 is harder on young people.

‘Reports across the province are showing a steady demand for the vaccine’
—Deb Matthews, Ontario minister of healthand long-term care

   “We are spending so much money on the advertising campaign to get people aware of the fact that they can receive a vaccine and how important it is to get it,” she said.
   “The reports across the province are showing a steady demand for the vaccine. We have made a decision to order enough vaccine to vaccinate 75 percent of the population of Ontario.” She also stressed that Ontario has a full winter season ahead and encouraged everyone to get the vaccine.
    In an effort to protect students from getting the H1N1 flu from their colleagues, York introduced a program which students with flu-related symptoms can use to report their class absences.
  “We have had a good response from the program. The absence numbers have not been high and the number of people who have reported flu-like symptoms is also not high,” Bilyk said