flulapalooza Archive — Page 2 of 4

(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.

Group of 15 adults posing together in a hospital lobby beneath a staircase.
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.” 

Volunteer in a yellow safety vest speaks with a woman at an event registration area beneath an “ELIGIBILITY” sign, holding a sheet of paper.
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.

Three smiling healthcare workers display bandages on their upper arms after receiving flu vaccinations at a crowded event under a large tent.
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.

Two smiling women stand together under a tent. One wears a black polo shirt with an organizational logo, and the other wears a white lab coat with an identification badge.
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.

Close-up of a healthcare worker administering an injection into a person’s upper arm as the person pulls up a plaid shirt sleeve.
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.