Flulapalooza 2018

Mary Caton receives a flu shot from Meg Auger, RN, at Wednesday’s Flulapalooza mass vaccination event. Organizers say XXXX employees, students and volunteers received vaccinations at this year’s event.

Flulapalooza 2019

Organizers say 15,626 employees, students and volunteers received vaccinations at this year’s Flulapalooza.

By VUMC News and Communications

Vanderbilt graduate student Patrice Wagner gets her flu shot at Flulapalooza on Oct. 1. (Joe Howell/Vanderbilt)

Flulapalooza 2014

Graduate student Patrice Wagner receives her flu shot at Wednesday’s Flulapalooza mass vaccination event.

By VUMC News and Communications

Flulapalooza tent, attempt at Guinness Book of World Records. Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to attend. by Susan Urmy

Vanderbilt doubles current world record for vaccinations

On Oct. 12, Vanderbilt University more than doubled the current world record for the total number of vaccinations given in an eight-hour period. From 6:50 a.m. until 2:50 p.m., 12,647 university and medical center faculty, staff and students received free influenza vaccinations at Flulapalooza, a mass vaccination drill and simultaneous attempt to break the current Guinness world record. By the time the event ended around 7 p.m., more than 14,000 total vaccinations had been dispensed.