So, after watching that, who’s going to get the flu shot?
A recent New York Times article discussing changes made due to swine flu talked about one college that has asked its students to make a pretty sacrificial change: Students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., are being asked to refrain from playing beer pong, a communal drinking game, after an outbreak of illness that […]
So recently, we talked about how faculty can stay on syllabus while having swine flu. Today, we’ll discuss the University’s assumptions and plans about the dreaded Flu. First off, let’s start with a Penn State Pandemic Mission Statement, of sorts. At Penn State, the planning for pandemic influenza occurs within the context of Universitywide emergency […]
During the first week of classes, every syllabus had a note about what to do if you got swine flu: STAY HOME! Well, with Swine Flu isolation starting to occur, this begs the question, “What about the teachers?!?!” While you can have a class without some students, it would be pretty difficult to have a […]
It appears as though the powers that be are expecting an increase in cases of the “Flu formerly known as Swine” at University Park in the coming months. After lying (laying?) low for much of the summer, the increase in the student population will likely lead to a resurgence of the bug. The Dreaded Flu […]
University Health Services (UHS) sent out a rather lengthy email regarding the H1N1 Swine Flu Virus to students, faculty and staff. The email describes the threat the virus still poses to Penn State, particularly during flu season which starts in late September or early October. As we’ve been hearing in the last few months, the […]