Word: wacker
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Students pretending to be ill in order to postpone their exams is not a significant problem, according to Dr. Warren E. C. Wacker, director of the University Health Services. "I think that most people who come in feel that they're too ill to take an exam," said Dr. Wacker...
...Wacker added that in the past three years, the numbers of petitions have decreased...
...Wacker added, however, that "for reasons unknown to the world's greatest epidemiologists," measles epidemics rarely occur in the summer. He said that they have been unable to trace the source of the measles of the one student who has contracted the illness...
Students entering Harvard after 1986 "must show proof of vaccination, or we will vaccinate them," said Wacker. Although measles vaccines were first given in 1962, they were highly ineffective, and those who received the early vaccines may now be susceptible to the disease. A far more effective vaccine was developed in 1965, but children receiving this second version before their first birthday may also be susceptible...
...result, many college-age students may run a risk of catching measles, Wacker said, adding that all students should check family records to determine if they are immune...