Stanford cancels plans to bring half of undergrads back to campus

Re:Stanford cancels plans to bring half of undergrads back t... by huffmsa on Friday August 14, 2020 @10:12AM (#24158191)

Yeah but there are outbreaks of everything at the beginning of the school year, at all levels.

Flu, mono, the clap. It's why you're supposed to be up to date on your vaccinations.

It's just what happens when a bunch of people who've been in separate microbiomes come together and start sharing the same air.

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Re:Stanford cancels plans to bring half of undergrads back t... by chrisseaton on Friday August 14, 2020 @10:16AM (#24158235)

Freshers’ flu we used to call it. And everyone getting physical in the first couple of weeks means it spreads very quickly.

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Re:Stanford cancels plans to bring half of undergrads back t... by huffmsa on Friday August 14, 2020 @10:20AM (#24158271)

I was sick most of my freshman year. Went to school halfway across the country. Entirely new set of viruses versus what I was used to.

Happens to people who move to different countries too.

Common enough in basic training that it's got a nickname as well. https://afwm.org/life-during-bmt/bmt-illnesses/

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Re:Stanford cancels plans to bring half of undergrads back t... by castratikron on Saturday August 15, 2020 @12:11AM (#24165862)

I'm convinced I nearly died during my first semester. Swine flu, pneumonia and a throat infection all in the course of a month. Anyone who thinks this won't spread through a college doesn't have a clue.

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Re:Stanford cancels plans to bring half of undergrads back t... by benibela on Friday August 14, 2020 @04:49PM (#24163078)

But there is no mono or clap vaccine?

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