Posted 9/2/09: H1N1 (aka Novel or Swine Flu) at Xavier
Xavier students are being encouraged to go home, if they can, over the three-day Labor Day weekend. The move could help the Xavier community battle the spread of the novel H1N1 virus.
The primary way the virus is thought to spread is person-to-person through coughing and sneezing of infected people. Fewer people on campus would mean fewer person-to-person contacts and help reduce the spread of the virus through the Xavier community.
For those who can't go home, all normal campus services will be open as usual.
If students become ill while at home, they?re being asked to notify the McGrath Health and Wellness Center and stay at home to recover.
Students who are ill and have family at home who have chronic health issues, are pregnant, compromised immune systems, etc. are urged to stay on campus over the weekend so as not to spread the virus.
The McGrath Health and Wellness Center will be open over the holiday weekend, September 5-7, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. each day. After hours, students are asked to call Campus Police at 513-745-1000.
Students, faculty and staff who have a medical condition which may put them at a higher risk because of the presence of the novel H1N1 virus on campus, are asked to contact their personal physicians.
The 4:00 p.m. student Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, September 6 with the following adjustments as recommended by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati:
Encourage students who are showing any symptoms or may have been exposed to stay home
Do not hold hands during the Lord's Prayer
Have the Eucharistic ministers wash their hands before distributing
Do not distribute from the cup to the congregation
Have people make some gesture of "peace" during the Sign of Peace that does not include touching
Cancel any socials before or after Mass
Xavier's Emergency Response Team continues to monitor the flu situation and will post any new information at www.xavier.edu/flu. On this site you will also find frequently asked questions about the novel H1N1 virus.
Xavier students are being encouraged to go home, if they can, over the three-day Labor Day weekend. The move could help the Xavier community battle the spread of the novel H1N1 virus.
The primary way the virus is thought to spread is person-to-person through coughing and sneezing of infected people. Fewer people on campus would mean fewer person-to-person contacts and help reduce the spread of the virus through the Xavier community.
For those who can't go home, all normal campus services will be open as usual.
If students become ill while at home, they?re being asked to notify the McGrath Health and Wellness Center and stay at home to recover.
Students who are ill and have family at home who have chronic health issues, are pregnant, compromised immune systems, etc. are urged to stay on campus over the weekend so as not to spread the virus.
The McGrath Health and Wellness Center will be open over the holiday weekend, September 5-7, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. each day. After hours, students are asked to call Campus Police at 513-745-1000.
Students, faculty and staff who have a medical condition which may put them at a higher risk because of the presence of the novel H1N1 virus on campus, are asked to contact their personal physicians.
The 4:00 p.m. student Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, September 6 with the following adjustments as recommended by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati:
Encourage students who are showing any symptoms or may have been exposed to stay home
Do not hold hands during the Lord's Prayer
Have the Eucharistic ministers wash their hands before distributing
Do not distribute from the cup to the congregation
Have people make some gesture of "peace" during the Sign of Peace that does not include touching
Cancel any socials before or after Mass
Xavier's Emergency Response Team continues to monitor the flu situation and will post any new information at www.xavier.edu/flu. On this site you will also find frequently asked questions about the novel H1N1 virus.