Flu / COVID Resources

Free Flu Shots for UIUC Students 

• Bring your University of Illinois ID card at the time of service
• Please wear attire that provides access to your upper arm
• McKinley Health Center encourages everyone to get their flu shot
• McKinley West 1 Flu Clinic: Monday-Friday from 9am-3pm (begins Monday, September 14th)

What Viruses Do Vaccines Protect Against?

There are many flu viruses and they are constantly changing. The composition of U.S. flu vaccines is reviewed annually and updated to match circulating flu viruses. Flu vaccines protect against the three or four viruses that research suggests will be most common.

For the 2026-2027 Influenza season, McKinley Health Center will offer a three-component influenza vaccine (trivalent) which is representative of the following prototype strains of influenza:

• an A/Missouri/11/2025 (H1N1)pdm09-like virus;
• an A/Darwin/1454/2025 (H3N2)-like virus; and
• a B/Tokyo /EIS13-175/2025 (B/Victoria lineage)-like virus.

See the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) flu page for additional information.

COVID-19 Vaccine

Connect with your healthcare provider for the latest recommendations.

COVID-19 Information:

Champaign County COVID-19 Information