Flu and COVID Vaccines Available for 2025-26
Western Michigan University’s health center offers seasonal influenza immunizations to students, full- and part-time employees, retirees and other eligible individuals (including dependents 12 and older of full-time employees, retirees and students). Vaccinations will be administered by appointment at the health center, and at one outreach clinic in the fall. COVID-19 vaccination may be paired with a flu shot.
Flu-shot appointments
Sindecuse Health Center will be administering a preservative-free vaccine. Patients age 65 and older will be given the high-dose vaccine. Appointments are available:
- Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4:15 p.m.
- Thursdays from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4:15 p.m.
It's easy to schedule an appointment to get a flu shot. Visit the patient portal, login and navigate to 'Appointments'. Select the checkbox for 'Immunizations' option to start. You may choose to receive both the COVID and influenza vaccination at the same appointment. When making an appointment on the patient portal, carefully choose the kind of immunization(s) you are seeking.
Outreach clinics
There will be one drop-in clinic hosted on campus in the fall administering flu shots only on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at the Student Center from 10:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. WMU employees and students are invited on the same day the Employee Benefits Expo.
COVID-19 vaccine
Sindecuse Health Center will be administering COVID-19 immunizations manufactured by Pfizer starting Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. As outlined by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, eligibility to receive the shot will be based on a person’s age and a history of underlying conditions. Sindecuse Health Center will offer these immunizations to
- Adults age 65 and over
- Adults under age 65 with risk factors
- Dependents age 12 and up with risk factors
The risk factors defined by the CDC making a person eligible for the vaccine are:
- Asthma
- Blood cancers
- Cerebrovascular diseases
- Chronic kidney disease
- Some chronic lung diseases
- Some chronic liver diseases
- Cystic fibrosis
- Type 1 and 2 diabetes
- Gestational diabetes
- Disabilities, including Down syndrome
- Heart conditions
- HIV
- Mood disorders, including depression and schizophrenia
- Dementia
- Parkinson’s disease
- Obesity
- Physical inactivity
- Current or recent pregnancy
- Primary immunodeficiencies
- Current or former history of smoking
- Solid organ or blood stem cell transplant recipients
- Tuberculosis
- Use of immunosuppressive drugs
COVID-19 immunizations may be paid by a patient's insurance. The usual health center insurance participation guidance applies. Blue Care network members are not covered for a COVID-19 vaccine at the health center. COVID vaccines are also widely available from community providers and pharmacies.
Questions may be directed to the health center appointment line at (269) 387-3287.