UM: Swine Flu

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Inside Higher Ed reports that colleges and universities nationwide are on high alert over the H1N1 swine flu virus, and are concerned over what might happen when students return in the fall. The article quotes Robert Winfield, UM’s chief health officer and the university’s health service director, who comments on a recent outbreak at a summer camp held on campus. The university decided to treat the students, which breaks with CDC guidelines. Says Winfield: ”We broke with the CDC consciously and are providing treatment because the students are from all over the world and expectations of us are high. The students are from Italy, Turkey, Honduras, and so on, and we decided with these small numbers to treat for flu.” [Source]