Swine Flu Update
Rachel King
Issue date: 11/25/09 Section: Science and Health
It is also important that ill people stay away from others in order to prevent the spread of the disease. If the Health Center feels that it is necessary, sick Stern College for Women students will be assigned a dorm room where they can be quarantined for a few days. This not only gives students a chance to rest and recover completely, but also limits their roommates' exposure to the virus.
Preventing swine flu is very similar to preventing the spread of any disease. Wash your hands frequently, especially after being in a public place, and always before eating. Purell dispensers have sprouted like weeds in the school building - take advantage of them! Use them after typing on the school computers, handling equipment in the gym, or even after pushing elevator buttons. It's also important to stay in good general health, by eating well, exercising, and getting enough sleep. In addition, vaccines are offered for both the seasonal and swine flu on the Stern campus, for $18 and $5, respectively. It is recommended that every student receive both vaccines, which can be given as a shot or a nasal spray. There is a small risk of side effects from the vaccine, such as fatigue, runny nose, coughing or headache for 1-2 days after receiving the vaccine. People who have already had the swine flu should not take the vaccine.
As you may have noticed, the Yeshiva University's Health Department is taking student health very seriously in order to prevent an outbreak of the disease. In addition to the Purell dispensers and vaccines, little reminders have popped up around campus, nagging students to wash their hands, cover their mouths when coughing, and to stay at home when sick. Furthermore, the Office of Student Affairs has dubbed November "Health Awareness Month." Check your e-mail regularly to find tips on how to stay healthy at Stern.
Whether you are sick or not, you can find more information on YU's Health Alerts Blog, www.yu.edu/healthalerts, as well as on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's website, www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu. Understand your risks, do your part to stay healthy, and flu season will fly by before you know it.
Rachel King, a junior, is a biochemistry major at Stern. She's had both her vaccines, and can't get enough of the Purell dispensers
Preventing swine flu is very similar to preventing the spread of any disease. Wash your hands frequently, especially after being in a public place, and always before eating. Purell dispensers have sprouted like weeds in the school building - take advantage of them! Use them after typing on the school computers, handling equipment in the gym, or even after pushing elevator buttons. It's also important to stay in good general health, by eating well, exercising, and getting enough sleep. In addition, vaccines are offered for both the seasonal and swine flu on the Stern campus, for $18 and $5, respectively. It is recommended that every student receive both vaccines, which can be given as a shot or a nasal spray. There is a small risk of side effects from the vaccine, such as fatigue, runny nose, coughing or headache for 1-2 days after receiving the vaccine. People who have already had the swine flu should not take the vaccine.
As you may have noticed, the Yeshiva University's Health Department is taking student health very seriously in order to prevent an outbreak of the disease. In addition to the Purell dispensers and vaccines, little reminders have popped up around campus, nagging students to wash their hands, cover their mouths when coughing, and to stay at home when sick. Furthermore, the Office of Student Affairs has dubbed November "Health Awareness Month." Check your e-mail regularly to find tips on how to stay healthy at Stern.
Whether you are sick or not, you can find more information on YU's Health Alerts Blog, www.yu.edu/healthalerts, as well as on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's website, www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu. Understand your risks, do your part to stay healthy, and flu season will fly by before you know it.
Rachel King, a junior, is a biochemistry major at Stern. She's had both her vaccines, and can't get enough of the Purell dispensers
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