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School Bans Students Mumps Shots - Sciences, Education, Art, Writing, UFO - Posted: 6th Dec, 2007 - 9:19pm
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The University of Southern Maine began notifying more than 400 students Thursday that they're being banned from campus for failing to meet the latest vaccination requirements for mumps.
School Bans Students Without Mumps Shots
Mumps is a very contagious illness and should be taken very seriously. I hope these students can meet the requirements that are needed to attend classes. Do you think the University was justified in taking such action?
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| PORTLAND, Maine - The University of Southern Maine began notifying more than 400 students Thursday that they're being banned from campus for failing to meet the latest vaccination requirements for mumps. Campus officials provided student lists to professors and were trying to reach about 50 on-campus residents to make sure they have another place to go. The 426 students were among about 1,300 full-time or residence hall students on the two campuses who were told to get their vaccinations up to date following an outbreak of mumps in Maine that included at least one university student. The list includes about 20 students who have declined vaccinations on religious or philosophical grounds, said spokeswoman Judie O'Malley. All of those who failed to get their shots will be kept out of classes with the exception of students who are medically exempt from the vaccination, the university said. Those students must receive a special pass to get into class. USM does not plan to kick anyone out of student housing onto the streets, and it will work with students who are having difficulty meeting course requirements. "The faculty and the provost will work with any and all students so they can successfully complete their semester," O'Malley said. The university, acting on recommendations from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, is now requiring students to receive two doses of the vaccine. In the past, the recommendation had called for only one shot... |
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