By Conrad Dahm
FORUM- As the winter season begins, Grinnell College Student Health and Wellness (SHAW) is reminding students to receive important vaccines against consumption, smallpox, COVID, and flu. The B&S spoke with SHAW workers to get the inside scoop on how you can protect yourself this winter season, so you never have to miss a night of a crowded high street party, where it is -10 F outside and 99 F inside.
“Consumption rates at Grinnell College are up 14% this year compared to last year. Smallpox rates are up 6-7%,” said Jonas Stalk, director of SHAW at Grinnell. “We’ve seen increasing numbers of students test positive for the disease.” Stalk has served as director of SHAW for 15 years and has not “seen this amount of disease ever.”