In an article that highlights several GW fraternity members, The Washington Post reported:
While college-age young people are among the most susceptible of all age groups to contract swine flu, that distinction is not scaring most into taking precautions, according to a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll. Nearly seven out of 10 people in the 18-to-29 age group say they do not plan to heed warnings to get vaccinated, the poll reported. (About 62 percent of those from 30 to 64 years old, as well as 53 percent of those 65 and older, also say they plan to skip the vaccine, the poll found.)
In the article, Post reporter Ian Shapira visited the Sigma Phi Epsilon townhouse and even describes the room of a sick student, after a student made him an offer Shapira couldn’t refuse: “My roommate is sick. Want to see him? He comatosed himself with NyQuil.”
The Post article also notes GW has requested 14,000 swine flu vaccine doses and has been prompting students to prevent the spread of the flu by outfitting residence halls and other places students congregate with bottles of hand sanitizer and prompting students to wash their hands and cover coughs.
