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GETTING YOUR FLU VACCINE IS SIMPLE AND EASY

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Getting your flu vaccination at UF Health is easy. Beginning Sept. 16 through Oct. 30, the following workers are eligible for a free
flu shot — no appointment needed — through UF Health Shands Occupational Health, or OHS, located at UF Health Shands
Hospital, Room 1004 (down the hall from the Atrium elevators) and at our flu vaccination events:

• UF Health Shands employees and volunteers
• UF Health Physicians employees
• UF College of Medicine faculty, physicians, residents and fellows
• Credentialed APRNs
• Credentialed physician assistants
• Credentialed medical staff

Beginning Oct. 31, those who choose to opt out of receiving the vaccination for medical, religious or personal reasons will
be required to follow a formal opt-out process and wear a mask in patient care areas.

Visit Flu Central at Bridge.UFHealth.org/flu to see a calendar of flu vaccination events.

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Rachel Rivera — UF Health Communications, Communications Coordinator

Rachel Rivera joined the Strategic Communications team as a communications coordinator in 2017. She develops and rolls out diverse communications plans for a variety of clients throughout the organization, and creates a broad array of multimedia material to advance strategic corporate goals. She also serves on the UF Health Communications media on-call team. Prior to her position on the strategic communications team, Rachel served as a marketing assistant, helping develop communications and marketing material for the department of medicine. She started her career at UF Health as a program assistant in the department of community health and family medicine. Rachel graduated from the University of Florida with a B.S. in advertising and a concentration in psychology.

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