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Twiford: The Importance of Flu Prevention During COVID

Abigail Twiford October 26, 2022

Due to the higher-than-average number of cases so early in the season, the CDC predicts that the coming winter months will bring with them a particularly severe flu season. It will be compounded by the...

Within the last two weeks, over 80 Rowan University students have tested positive for the flu according to the Rowan University Wellness Center. -Photo via Multimedia Editor / Nicholas Feldman

Rowan University Faces Flu Outbreak

Makayla Griffin November 16, 2021

It’s not COVID-19, but this respiratory disease is also making its way through the Rowan University student body: it’s the influenza virus. Influenza, more commonly known as the flu, is a highly...

Co-Editor-in-Chief reports on this year's flu season and how it may look different from past ones. Photo / Co-Editor-in-Chief Joel Vazquez-Juarbe

VIDEO: The Pandemic Makes for an Unpredictable Flu Season

Joel Vazquez-Juarbe November 3, 2021

The weather is getting cooler and crunchy brown leaves cover the sidewalks -- flu season is here. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused this flu season to be unpredictable, according to health officials....

This week's editorial talks about this upcoming flu season. While signs show that cases may be relatively mild, respiratory viruses have become unpredictable due to the pandemic. Photo via Pixabay.

Editorial: Flu Season is Back to Reclaim its Virus-Throne

The Whit Staff October 27, 2021

It’s beginning to look a lot like flu season, everywhere you go. With the autumn chill starting to settle in and sweater-weather finally coming into fruition, influenza, which has been living in...

According to a university-wide announcement, Rowan students, staff and faculty will be able to receive their flu vaccine at the Owl’s Nest in the Chamberlain Student Center. Vaccines will be available every Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.. - File Photo / Multimedia Editor Nicholas Feldman

Health Officials Urge Flu Vaccinations for Rowan Students

Makayla Griffin October 24, 2021

As the winter season rapidly approaches and COVID-19 protocols lessen, health officials have become concerned about another respiratory illness making its rounds through the Rowan University student body.  The...

The Wellness Center at Winans Hall. -Graphics Editor/Amanda Palma

Flu prevention tips from the wellness center

Grace Clevenger February 28, 2018

While the flu is deadly every year, there seem to be factors making it more deadly this year than in previous years. According to Aubrey M. Olson, D.O., M.S.Ed., this year there are strains of the flu...

PROFcast #11: What can you do to stop the flu?

PROFcast #11: What can you do to stop the flu?

Justin Decker January 23, 2018

The spread of the H3N2 flu is scaring people across the country, but the Rowan Wellness Center is still providing vaccines to students on campus. For comments/questions about this story, email features@thewhitonline.com or...

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