UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Sept. 24 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - With flu season approaching, University Health Services is encouraging Penn State students to get vaccinated at its annual student flu vaccine clinics, part of the #StoptheFluPSU campaign.

Clinics will be held at Alumni Hall in the HUB-Robeson Center and at the Student Health Center from early October through mid-November.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, influenza is a contagious respiratory illness that can cause mild to severe illness and, in some cases, lead to hospitalization or death. College campuses are especially susceptible to rapid transmission because of close living quarters ...