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Well, we though it would just be just like the usual H1N1 update, but it turns out that our last H1N1 update has gotten as far as The New York Times today.  Aside from our last post that we appeared on WNYT and FOX, we’ve also appeared in the Huffington Post, the New York Daily News, and Inside Higher Ed.

But this one takes the cake: Saturday Night Live.  Check out the video on YouTube:

UPDATE: Higher quality available on hulu for the next few weeks.

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Doing this might get your H1N1...

In an email just sent out to the RPI Community, Dr. Lawrence of the Student Health Center has announced that RPI has more active cases of H1N1 than it has had at any point so far this season.  Seven of the students are being isolated on campus.  The Health Center recommends that students refrain from drinking games to halt the spread of the virus.  The full text is below.

Don't get yourself into one of these!

To:     The Rensselaer Community
From:   Leslie Lawrence, M.D.
Medical Director, Student Health Center,
Re:     H1N1 Update
Daet:   Oct. 9, 2009

As of October 8, we have experienced 21 cases of influenza among our
students on the Troy campus. Currently, we have our largest number of
sick students at one time, with 14 students with active cases of the
illness. Seven are in isolation rooms and seven are recuperating at home
with their families. In addition, there have been reportsof several

faculty and staff with influenza-like illness.

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