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GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK

Measles outbreak spreads to Philadelphia

Jacob Peifer ’25, Special to the Hawk April 9, 2025

The U.S. now has at least 600 measles cases reported in 21 states, including Pennsylvania, according to an April 4 update issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 481 of these cases...

Editorial: Vaccines are essential to protecting public health

The Editorial Board April 9, 2025

Thanks to modern vaccinations, not much thought has been given to measles in the 21st century. However, just because we don’t often see measles in our local community does not mean the threat of the...

A group of students walk past Villiger Hall, where clusters of the virus appeared.
PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

University enhances contact tracing protocols

Devin Yingling September 15, 2020

The university enhanced its contact tracing measures to deal with the increase in COVID-19 related cases on campus. As of Sept. 14, the university had a total of 67 cumulative cases, according to St. Joe’s ...

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