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Friday, September 4, 2009

Health / Snoutbreak More Cougars and More Swine

Posted by Bryan T. Bissell on Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 2:44 PM

AP:

PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University officials say more than 2,000 students have been sickened by swine flu during the first two weeks of classes on the Pullman campus, though none have required hospitalization, according to WSU Health and Wellness Services.

Saturday's football game between Stanford and Washington State will go on as scheduled.

"Public health officials believe that attending the game and sitting in the stadium poses almost no risk to attendees," WSU said.

"We'll have hand sanitizers at all concession stands," said Bill Stevens, a spokesman for the football team, adding that 13 WSU players have shown flu symptoms at some point.

From Hampocalypse to hand sanitizer in six months.

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It's all that handshaking they do with opposing teams.

They should have listened to Elmo's song.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on September 4, 2009 at 2:57 PM

I guess swine flu is an STI in Pullman, move over chlamydia!

Posted by pragmatic on September 4, 2009 at 3:04 PM

Have they confirmed all these cases? Could be some of the students just have really bad hangovers.

Posted by ekswitaj

on September 4, 2009 at 8:16 PM

My brother was just over there and got it. I'm first in line at the cvs when that vaccine becomes available.

Posted by Jerod on September 4, 2009 at 9:44 PM

2,000 just at WSU? Holy jesus. Well well. Um... are we still supposed to be freaking out about the swine flu, or not? Because they don't seem too worried over there in Pullman.

Posted by Regina on September 4, 2009 at 11:11 PM