[NY Daily News] Upstate New York college, Rensselaer Polytechnic, blames beer pong for swine flu outbreak
[photo of PWGs snipped ] Medical officials at an upstate New York college want students to close the tap on drinking games to prevent the spread of swine flu. Officials at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy say several cases of the H1N1 infection have been linked to sharing cups during games such as beer pong. The director of the college's health center sent a message to RPI students and staff warning against playing drinking games after a group of students contracted swine flu during a weekend of socializing. RPI has reported 21 cases of swine flu, including seven students who are in isolation rooms on the school's campus. RPI officials say the college expects to offer swine flu vaccinations within the next few weeks. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2009/10/13/2009-10-13_no_more_beer_pong_new_york_college_.html#ixzz0TqpUeXTN _____________________________________________________ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to wnndl@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wnndl+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
