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“There is a significantly greater health risk, at present, to taking these drugs preventively, than there is of contracting anthrax,” said UHS Director Dr. David S. Rosenthal ’59 in a Sunday letter to the College.
Within the University, UHS is focusing on disseminating information to the public, as well as strengthening communication between public safety departments.
In the event of an exposure, UHS would not be involved in the direct handling of facility protection.
“It’s not a health activity, it’s an environmental activity,” Mary Hennings, associate director for administration at UHS. “We would be involved in terms of advising the care of an individual.”
UHS is providing counseling and information to those who request it. Physicians will be running information sessions on anthrax this week, but admit that the likelihood of an infection incident is low. “The risk of actually contracting anthrax is extraordinarily low, just because targets seem to be...