Posted Jan. 12
The swine flu vaccine is now available to the general university community at Student Health Services and area pharmacies.
Swine flu vaccines are expected to be available to the general university community the week after Thanksgiving Break, a university official said Friday. Since the beginning of Fall Semester, more than 300 influenza-like cases have been reported to Student Health Services, according to the university’s Web site.
State officials announed last week that the death of two Delaware residents is suspected to have been caused by complications from the swine flu The first, a 35-year-old woman, was hospitalized Oct. 12 in Delaware and later transferred to a hospital in Maryland where she died Thursday morning.
Posted Oct. 23
A Delaware woman has died of complications from swine flu, state officials announced Thursday.
The ongoing swine flu pandemic has generated a lot of interest in vaccinations––and not just for the novel H1N1 virus. While Student Health Services waits to receive the H1N1 vaccine, an increasing number of students are requesting the seasonal flu immunization.
The swine flu and the seasonal flu are both H1N1 influenza viruses. But one is a more dangerous tomato than the other. Janice Selekman, a professor from the school of nursing, pointed to four different shaped and sized tomatoes, aligned in a neat row on the podium.
Posted Oct. 2
As the state awaits its first shipment of H1N1 vaccine next week, the illness is now considered "widespread" in Delaware.
On Sept. 15, the Food and Drug Administration approved the new H1N1 flu vaccine, which is expected to become available within the next four weeks. College students are among those considered the vaccine’s “target population” for H1N1, Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of Health and Human Services said Friday during a conference call with college newspapers.
As of Friday, there were 44 confirmed cases of swine flu in Delaware, 24 of which are university students. Despite these numbers, E.F. Joseph Siebold, director of Student Health Services, said the H1N1 flu is "definitely on the decline." As of Friday, the university has no new cases.
The H1N1 virus may have blindsided the campus last spring, but the university says it is now prepared to handle the second wave that the Centers for Disease Control warns will hit campuses nationwide this fall. Marcia Nickle, emergency coordinator of the university’s Communicable Disease Working Group, said the group which consists of representatives from the State of Delaware’s Division of Public Health, the Newark Police Department, Public Safety, Student Health, the School of Nursing, Residence Life, Environmental Health and Safety and the Agriculture School, have met a few times over the summer to assess problems that may arise if H1N1 strikes again.
The swine flu outbreak affected not only Newark residents, but also the businesses surrounding the university. From April 26 to May 2, many restaurants near campus experienced a decline in customers. Bill Galbraith, general manager of The Stone Balloon Winehouse, said the restaurant experienced some decline, presumably due to swine flu.
At the Asian American Film Festival, the movie screens remained blank, and at Gospelrama, there were no voices to be heard. Athletes hung up their uniforms, dancers untied their tap shoes and members of the Greek community put away their party dresses. In the past week, dozens of university events, from women's rowing meets to Relay for Life, were canceled to take precaution against the spread of swine flu based on advisement from the Delaware Division of Public Health.
Tuesday's announcement of swine flu cases at the university had many students worried, but some took the opportunity to get in touch with their creative sides. Junior Marc Paulo Guzman and freshman Dan Schroeder started a Facebook page titled "Swine 09' @ UD" on Wednesday night.
A university study abroad trip in Mexico will be cut short due to the risk of the spreading swine flu there. University students studying in Puebla, Mexico are expected to return to the United States today. Students were originally scheduled to return home May 23.
The number of confirmed swine flu cases in Delaware has jumped to 20, all of which are university students, the Delaware Division of Public Health announced Monday. Of the six probable cases in Delaware, four are university students and two are individuals outside the university.
The university will remain open despite four cases of probable swine flu, university President Patrick Harker announced at a press conference held Wednesday morning at the Carvel State Office Building in Wilmington. "Keeping the university open actually makes it easier for us to test and treat students," Harker said.
A Neighborhood Emergency Help Center opened at the Carpenter Sports Building Wednesday morning to assess any students experiencing symptoms coinciding with the swine flu. The emergency help center was set up by the Delaware Division of Public Health. One hundred and two staff members, including 31 registered nurses, from the division were on site to help assess and treat students, Heidi Truschel-Light, the media relations director for the Delaware Division of Public Health, said.
The four original cases of swine flu found on campus have been confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and 12 more probable cases have been identified, university and state officials announced Thursday afternoon.
Four university students have been identified with suspected cases of swine flu, university officials announced tonight. The students are said to be experiencing mild flu-like symptoms and were treated Monday at Student Health Services. Preliminary tests confirmed the suspected cases, but officials are awaiting final confirmation by the Centers for Disease Control.
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