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(Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt)
August 23, 2018

Annual Flulapalooza vaccination event set for Sept. 26

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is ready for its eighth annual mass influenza vaccination event, set for Wednesday, Sept. 26, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the area between Light Hall and the Veteran’s Administration Hospital.

By VUMC News and Communications
January 22, 2018

Flulapalooza Team wins Elevate Team Award

“We provide excellence in healthcare, research and education. We treat others as we wish to be treated. We continuously evaluate and improve our performance.” 

By Christina Echegaray
September 29, 2017

Confessions of a Flulapalooza volunteer

Well-developed biceps. Interesting tattoos. Friends I haven’t seen lately. The best question: “Where do I go to get naked?” The mass vaccination event is a Vanderbilt tradition, and I wanted to do my part.

By Jill Clendening
September 28, 2017

Flulapalooza 2017

Susan Landfield, LPN, left, Alesia Young, LPN, and Jessica Hupp, LPN, were among the 13,938 people who received flu vaccinations at Wednesday’s Flulapalooza event.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 21, 2017

Dedicated volunteers help drive Flulapalooza’s success

The floors are in, the tent is up, the vaccine and supplies are stocked and the volunteers are ready for the annual 12-hour vaccination marathon known as Flulapalooza, set for Wednesday, Sept. 27.

By Jessica Pasley
September 7, 2017

Flulapalooza taking place a few weeks earlier this year

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is gearing up for its seventh annual Flulapalooza mass influenza vaccination event, set for Wednesday, Sept. 27, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the area between Light Hall and the Veteran’s Administration Hospital.

By Jessica Pasley
August 24, 2017

Flulapalooza mass vaccination event set for Sept. 27

What do 16,000 Band-Aids, 72 bottles of hand gel, 36 flat sheets, 30 trashcans, two wheelchairs, one crash cart and a 140-foot by 40-foot tent signal?
By Jessica Pasley
February 2, 2017

Rolando named director of Occupational Health

Lori Rolando, M.D., MPH, assistant medical director of the Occupational Health Clinic and assistant professor of Clinical Medicine, has been named director of Occupational Health for Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
By Wayne Wood
October 14, 2016

Flulapalooza 2016

Biomedical sciences graduate student Erica Tross, right, receives a flu shot from Kim Steanson, DNP, at Tuesday’s Flulapalooza mass vaccination event. Organizers say 14,048 employees, students and volunteers received vaccinations at this year’s event.
By Doug Campbell
October 6, 2016

Flulapalooza mass vaccination event takes place Oct. 11

Flulapalooza 6 will be held Tuesday, Oct. 11, and will offer staff, students and volunteers free flu shots. The event will take place in a large tent erected between Light Hall and Veteran’s Administration (VA) Hospital from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 29, 2016

Flulapalooza mass vaccination event quickly approaching

Flulapalooza is only a couple of weeks away and the deadline to submit an exemption request from receiving the influenza vaccine is quickly approaching.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 1, 2016

Flulapalooza mass vaccination event set for Oct. 11

Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) will once again be offering faculty, staff, students and volunteers free flu shots at the upcoming Flulapalooza mass vaccination event.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 8, 2015

Flulapalooza 2015

Susan Hodgin, MSN, R.N., left, administers a flu shot at Wednesday’s Flulapalooza. According to officials, 14,498 staff, faculty and students were vaccinated at this year’s event, a Vanderbilt record.
By VUMC News and Communications