Mumps

Arthur Ashe Center releases mumps health alert after outbreak at UC Berkeley

By KAVITHA SUBRAMANIAN, October 6, 2011, Daily Bruin Off the Press blog

UCLA Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center has released a mumps health alert following an outbreak at UC Berkeley this past week. At least 20 Berkeley students have reported potential mumps infections as of this evening, and hundreds of students have been waiting in line at UC Berkeley’s student health center for free vaccinations, according to the Daily Californian. No cases have been reported at UCLA…

Full article at: http://www.dailybruin.com/index.php/blog/off_the_press/2011/10/arthur_ashe_center_releases_mumps_health_alert_after_outbreak_at_uc_berkeley

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One suspects that the “I-don’t-believe-in-vaccines” crowd had a role in the Berkeley outbreak. Let’s hope there will prove to be less of that effect here.

Update: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/08/3968593/vaccination-refusal-endangers.html