The Purdue Exponent
2/10/12
Measles outbreak threatens registration
STAFF REPORTS Purdue Exponent
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The Indiana Department of Health reported an outbreak
of measles at the Super Bowl in Indianapolis this weekend.
Students who have not had the measles immunization
may be excluded from classes and other campus activities.
The University is sending out emails to students who do not yet have the immunization
that they have until March 12 to show the appropriate documentation.
After the deadline, students will be unable to register for classes.
There are a little under a thousand of these students.
If there is a confirmed case of measles on campus, all students without measles immunization
will not be allowed to attend classes and other campus activities.
This will last for the duration of any potential outbreak,
which is no less than seven days and possibly more than 21 days.
The vaccinations have a 30-day window before a person can be considered immune to the disease.
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