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BY KIM LYNCH
HEALTH
A recent study published in the British Medical Journal questions the evidence upon which flu shot recommendations are based.
Tom Jefferson, coordinator of Cochrane Vaccines Field in Rome, published "Influenza vaccination: policy versus evidence" in the October edition of the journal. Jefferson found that the changing nature of the various viruses that cause flu-like symptoms could render a vaccine ineffective. He said the vaccine recommendations were based on data from just one or two seasons, which don't represent the scope of the virus accurately.
Patricia Denning, chief of staff at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said the recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were reasonable. The CDC's recommendations include the elderly, young children and anyone who wants to decrease the risk of flu.
Department, said the department would continue to follow the CDC recommendations.
In Lawrence, health officials are not concerned by jefferson's findings. Charlotte Marthaler, director of policy and planning for the Lawrence-Douglas County Health
"CDC is the gold standard of information that we use in public health," she said.
She said the "flu vaccine is the best way to prevent getting the flu."
The general public seems to agree.
Marthaler said 1,800 doses had already been administered to the public this year. Seven community clinics had to be canceled when a new shipment didn't arrive.
From previous flu shots she's had, she thinks the shots are effective and that if she did get sick, it wasn't as severe.
Gina Mengoni, Overland Park freshman, got her flu shot Tuesday in Strong Hall. She said that being sick "all the time" made her decide to get the shot.
"We have gone through our supply faster this year than in previous years," Denning said.
Jessie Habluetzel, Olathe freshman, also got a flu shot on Tuesday. She said she had got the shots since she was a child, and hadn't been sick in a long time.
People who should get vaccinated each year are:
1. People at high risk for complications from the flu, including:
Children aged 6 months to 5 years
pregnant women
People 50 years of age and older
People of any age with certain chronic medical conditions
People who live in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
from flu, including:
Household contacts of persons at high risk for complications from the flu (see above)
Household contacts and out-of-home caregivers of children less than 6 months of age (these children are too young to be vaccinated)
2. People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications
Health care workers
3. Anyone who wants to decrease the risk of influenza.
Marthaler said other ways to prevent the flu are to wash hands, cover sneezes and coughs and to stay at home if ill.
"I do recommend it, and I do personally take the vaccine myself," Denning said.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
arrives. Nasal spray vaccines, costing $28, are available by appointment. The flu shot costs $15. For more information, call 864-9507.
As of Tuesday night, clinics at Watkins for the flu shot have been suspended until another shipment
Kansan staff writer Kim Lynch can be contacted at klynch@kansan.com.
Edited by Natalie Johnson
EMPLOYMENT
Graduates' salaries equal national average
All that tuition money just might be worth it.
The Census Bureau released a report on Oct. 25 that showed the average yearly salary of a person with a bachelor's degree was about $23,000 more than that of a high school graduate.
"When you go to college, it's not only for a degree," David Gaston, director of the University Career Center, said. "It's learning to work with other people and all those soft skills you can't really get anywhere else."
For KU graduates, no figure for the average overall salary is available. Mike Krings, University Relations
spokesman, said the reason was that all the different programs and schools at the University made it difficult to compile an overall average.
Information from the individual schools, however, shows KU graduates earn salaries that meet or slightly exceed the national average of $51,554 for people with a bachelor's degree.
"I would say it's definitely competitive," Gaston said.
Using first-year data, the School of Business performs similarly well. Justin Lueger, communications specialist for the school, said average starting salaries ranged from $36,100 for marketing majors to $47,375 for information systems majors.
"Fifty some-odd thousand over the course of a career is probably a reasonable number," Ginsberg said.
According to the Web site of the School of Engineering career center, graduates of the school were offered average first-year salaries ranging from $45,153 for civil engineering to $58,070 for chemical engineering. Because the numbers were limited to first-year salaries, they could be
extrapolated to exceed the national average as those graduates became longer-tenured at their jobs.
The School of Fine Arts, School of Social Welfare and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences did not have average salaries for their graduates available.
Patty Noland, director of the career center for the School of Journalism, said graduates of the school earned average first-year salaries comparable to the national average for journalism graduates of $27,800.
student halfway to a master's degree. But Rick Ginsberg, dean of education, said his guess was that graduates of the school would eventually make a salary close to the average.
The School of Education is unable to keep data on bachelor's degrees because its five-year program gets a
Kansan staff writer Danny Luppino can be contacted at dluppino@ kansan.com.
Edited by Elyse Weidner
Shelter aims for $20,000 at fundraiser
BY KIM LYNCH
The sixth annual Chocolate and Tea at Three event will take place from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Free State High School, 4700 Overland Drive. The shelter's goal is to raise at least $20,000.
Two tickets to a KU men's basketball game against Emporia State will be among the items auctioned at the Lawrence Community Shelter's weekend fundraiser.
Anne Bracker, Lawrence Community Shelter board member, said around 300 people attended the event last year. She expects the turnout to be about the same this year. The money raised goes toward staffing and shelter expenses.
Loring Henderson, executive director of the shelter, said it was one of the two major fundraisers the shelter did each year. The other fundraiser, Dinner and Dancing at Dusk, takes place in the spring.
The event is "extremely important" because it raised awareness for the shelter, the programs and the problems of the homeless, Henderson said.
Donald Huggins, volunteer coordinator and president of the board of directors for the shelter; said the majority of volunteers were students.
"KU students ought to be very proud." Huggins said. "As a group, they are very giving."
Tickets for the event are $25 and can be purchased at the door or through the Lawrence Community Shelter.
Kansan staff writer Kim Lynch can be contacted at klynch@ kansan.com.
》 LAWRENCE
Edited by Shanxi Upsdell
PAUL DAVIS A STRONG VOICE FOR KU AND HIGHER EDUCATION
- received a 98% rating for his support of Kansas universities by Citizens for Higher Education
- In 1999, The Kansas Legislature enacted an emergency budget Act. In exchange for allowing community concerns into the Reagan's system KU and other state universities were prohibited increased funding to bring faculty salaries up to peer levels. Unfortunately, the Legislature hasn't lived up to its promise. State Representative Paul Davis has been working hard in Topeka to change this. Paul worked with Governor Kathleen Sebelius and legislative leaders to obtain millions of dollars in new funding for Kansas universities. Let's send Paul back to Topeka on November 7th to keep fighting for us!
- co-authored a plan that would increase funding for KU and other universities so that the promises of the 1999 Higher Education Reorganization Act are met
- advocated for an overdue pay increase for KU faculty and staff
- fought efforts to restrict the academic freedom of KU faculty members
- supports funding higher education properly so that there will be no further tuition increases for KU students
- fought efforts to restrict the academic freedom of KU faculty members
PAUL'S RECORD
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