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Rubella test for women urged
By Mary Kay Roth
Although 'German measles probably
brings back memories of childhood
diseases, this virus officially known as
rubella, can be dangerous for women of
all uies.
Subsequently, Celeste Knipmeyer,
supervisor ot Community Health
Services,, f:aid the University Health
Center urges LINL female students to
tak advantage of the rubella blood test
and vaccine iow available at the center.
I; the c rease i cor tracted within
early months ry pregnancy. Knipmeyer
explained, then is a 20 per cent chances
the 'fetus will be born with the rubella
syndrome. The dangers of this syn
drome include abnormalities such as
heart defects, mental retardation or eye
deformities.
For this reason, when the vaccine is
adm nisterod, Knipmoyer said, females
are warned against becoming pregnant
with n thi('3 months of the inoculation.
Sin:e the vaccine introduces a mild
version of :ne disease, it is a dangerous
lor he leuis, as it wou'd be when
conli acting trie actual ( iscase. There
'or'' Knipm-vcr adifes students lo ino
-i nu'dica I, accepta ble neihod of birth
I'onlrol.
M-:-tilth ccn er cheaper.
The healt i c:encr charg es $2 for. the
Niliro pi-:r.f . r: Kn prneyer said,
oriparecl to tlr SI to $20 fee a orivate
,ihy!:i(.ian MUd sl-. Sh? attributed
rhimal cc? s. lo lh : Stale Health Dept.
rich is provid rg tfie blood test,
vaccine;, printed t il-;ri its and abora
cry supplies.
live Hea'th )ept is pishing hard in
If state lr, irocuate (Pidren, Knip-rifv-sr
Sc.i:. tioA'u ;r coll' ge-aco stu
:i(M l would no' have hern vaccinated as
children because the rubella vaccine
was not ava lable until '971.
Another reason Knipmeyer cited for
selecting UNL students for inoculation,
is theiraccessibility to the health center.
When a female student first comes to
the health center,; she is given an
immunity blood test; which is sent to the
laboratory to determine whether she is
already immune to the virus. Knipmey
er said everyone! doesn't need a
vaccination. She estimated 80 per cent
of the UNL female population has
sufficient-immunity levels and will not
require th'3 vaccine.
In two to four weeks after the blood
test, a letter is sent to the student,
stating her immunity level and if it is
advisable for her to lake the rubella
vaccine.
Counseling session
"No further pressure is applied,"
Knipmeyer said, "because the student
must take the initiative."
When a female returns to the center
for a vaccination, ; she has a brief
counseling session to remind her again
of the high risks involved in I he case of
pregnancy within three months.
She is ihen asked to sign a consent
form stating she understands the nature
and purpose ot the immunization.
Following the inoculation. Knipmeyer
warns a small number of persons may
experience mild side effects fever, a
rash, join: pain or swelling--however,
this is rare-.
Doctors across the country are
beginning to realize the necessity of this
immunization for all' females, Knipmey
er said.
Colorado has even gono ore step
further. It requires that each female who
applies for a marriage license must have
her rubella immunity level checkod.
Minority specialization offered
leaching minority and multi-cultural
.ii j-Mits can be made easier and lli;
Secondary Education Dept is trying to
lo.T. War j S)T:u!s chairman of the
deprtrVmenlouid! minority or
i: ulh MM-edtc'iltori spec airation
Speech, Sybouts said.
Sybouts said students working to
complete the minority specialization are
also required to comp ete the regular
mulj'i'fMeducatipn sequence of Educational
couid v PsycnoipgV,' special-' methods and stu--
inci : aseirro awareness a-ra uriaerstan-jici raent teacmviej or trie ' nu i tp diock
irig or mincnty uducation problems. ? program piusystudenj teaching.
tiybouts s iid a s:uder t 'if crested m
ti:iviiKj an ernpha&jj. on minority educa
tion may iubstil.jte specialization
ct:iir:;es for appropr ate peroral, profes
sional or e:ri:l:'!:crr!ent nrjui'etpenls.
To obtain a specie lizatiDn, he said, the?
siuiNmt mus' take History ind Philoso
phy of Education r'30 for three hour;,
credit and Secondly Education 323 for
fou nours credit.
Ho sa c, in additbn th?studen: takes.
6 an. ! o heL ' o certain cour De;s.
Mine hours of courses must t
ted fr:n AiTir ipi o y. Hi tor
I- sophy an' Socio. Of- Six hairs :'
::. s must iie s eeito i from nth-)
pen v friic! sh. Music, Politic i
.Sc:i : v. i :':;yr:hol( gy. r ligion ar:
He said student teaching is assigned
to a school that will give experience
working with minority or mudi-cultural
studenis.
Studen's in elementary education
would likely teach at Goodr ch Elemen
tary School, secondary educat on majors
at Whittier Junior High and Unco n
High School, he said
Sybouts said the ;sp3cia!iz;Jtien pro-g-am
is sponsored by the Department of
Secondary Education and the Institu'e
of Etnnics Studies. :
"I'm mdI sure of the number of
students in the program primarily
because students ' work with their
advisors to take the required courses,"
ho said.
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