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How Your Immune System Works

What you need to know about a potential COVID-19 vaccine

Connor Steffen, reporter May 28, 2020

Returning to life as it was before the COVID-19 outbreak may hinge on the development and widespread availability of a coronavirus vaccine. Government scientists, biotech companies and university researchers...

Nurse practitioner James Crowley of the DeWeese Health Center explains  vaccinations are important for college students on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019.

Measles outbreak on campus possible, but unlikely

Jade Critchfield February 6, 2019

While Kent State requires students to be vaccinated against measles, the percentage of vaccination is below what is needed to provide complete protection from a measles outbreak.University Health Services...

Why herd immunity can be beneficial

Anu Sharma March 24, 2018

Smallpox is the only disease in the world that has been eradicated and while polio is close behind, herd immunity alone can’t help from eradicating it.Getting vaccinated is the key method of eradicating...

Kent State University Email About Mumps

OSU mumps outbreak reminds KSU students to get vaccinated

Hannah Reed April 10, 2014

Health professionals at Kent State are stressing the importance of immunizations because of the recent mumps outbreak at Ohio State University.   The mumps is a viral illness that can cause fever, headache,...