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Four Northeastern grad students diagnosed with chickenpox

By adamg on Fri, 10/04/2024 - 8:22pm

The Huntington News reports the four grad students, all of whom live off campus, were recently diagnosed and are now isolating.

Northeastern requires inoculation against the communicable disease or proof of previous infection for all students, but just in case, campus health services will be offering shots next week.

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By Vicki on Fri, 10/04/2024 - 9:40pm.

According to the CDC, chickenpox is most likely to be serious in "babies, adolescents, adults, and people with weakened immune systems"--which adds up to most of the population.

If you've never had chicken pox and haven't been vaccinated, either get the vaccine or ask your doctor to check your titers.

By MC Slim JB on Fri, 10/04/2024 - 9:51pm.

going backwards as a society on something as proven again and again over a couple of centuries now as vaccines.