Update on H1N1 and Influenza-Like Illness (ILI)
Following a national trend, our College community has seen an upswing in the number of Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) cases in recent weeks. To date, there have been more than 50 students who have exhibited ILI symptoms. Most of these students have gone home to recover.
Members of the College’s Emergency Management Group (EMG), who are continuing to meet regularly to assess necessary response, remind students to follow the health guidelines for flu prevention outlined on the Student Health website. If you begin to exhibit flu-like symptoms – high fever, chills, dry cough, muscle and joint pain, headache, etc. – you immediately should contact a College Health Liaison at the Penn State Hershey Medical Group Elizabethtown at 717.489.1021. The College Health Liaison will provide you with guidance about actions you should take and will notify College officials.
Please be aware, the EMG is strongly recommending that all students, who develop an ILI, go home to recover. The decision to leave campus temporarily will provide ill students with the best opportunity for a speedy recovery and will protect other members of the campus community from exposure.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “vaccines are the most important tool we have for preventing influenza.” Currently, there is no finalized plan to provide the H1N1 vaccine on campus. We will keep the College Community apprised of local sites offering the immunization. Additionally, today from 3 until 5 p.m., the College will hold a seasonal flu shot clinic in Baugher Student Center Room 258. The cost is $18, payable by cash/check or College charge. If you have questions about the clinic, please e-mail studenthealth@etown.edu.
To keep updated on H1N1, please visit the following:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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