--- title: 80 Boston College Students Sick After Eating at Chipotle description: Eighty students at Boston College have fallen sick with suspected food poisoning after eating at Chipotle Mexican Grill over the weekend canonical: https://time.com/4140147/chipotle-ecoli-boston-college/ author: Nash Jenkins article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-08T09:34:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T22:26:46.000Z article:section: Health og:title: 80 Boston Students Fall Sick After Eating at Chipotle og:description: The company says it has no evidence that it is linked to the E. coli outbreak. og:url: https://time.com/4140147/chipotle-ecoli-boston-college/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt852f1a8ba3db9b21/698874470a4a22b9839c75e8/rtx1vi9r.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3424 og:image:height: 1926 og:image:alt: A Chipotle logo is seen on one of their bags in Manhattan, New York og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 80 Boston Students Fall Sick After Eating at Chipotle twitter:description: The company says it has no evidence that it is linked to the E. coli outbreak. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt852f1a8ba3db9b21/698874470a4a22b9839c75e8/rtx1vi9r.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 80 Boston College Students Fall Sick After Eating at Chipotle > Sponsored content. 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TIME Explains](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/jxdi6F8H.m3u8) (2:20)  _Published 2013-11-04. If you think it's one and done like a measles vaccine, think again. The flu virus is ever-changing and mutating. So this year health experts created new vaccines that can protect you from upto 4 of the latest strains._ by [Nash Jenkins](https://time.com/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins Updated: Dec 13, 2023 10:26 PM UTCPublished: Dec 8, 2015 9:34 AM UTC  A logo of Chipotle Mexican Grill is seen on one of their bags in Manhattan, New York City, on Nov. 23, 2015 A logo of Chipotle Mexican Grill is seen on one of their bags in Manhattan, New York City, on Nov. 23, 2015 Andrew Kelly —Reuters by [Nash Jenkins](https://time.com/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins Updated: Dec 13, 2023 10:26 PM UTCPublished: Dec 8, 2015 9:34 AM UTC Eighty students at Boston College [fell sick](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-chipotle-mexican-ecoli-idUSKBN0TQ2T520151208#EUg1pADfElsfHf2e.97) with suspected food poisoning after eating at Chipotle Mexican Grill over the weekend. A company spokesman said the fast-casual restaurant chain did “not have any evidence” to suggest that this incident was related to the recent [outbreak](http://time.com/4096624/chipotle-e-coli-outbreak/) of _E. coli_ that health officials have linked to Chipotle, reports Reuters. Fifty-two people in nine states have contracted the illness, 47 of whom have reported eating at the chain prior to falling ill. Chipotle said it had temporarily closed the restaurant in Boston’s Cleveland Circle, where the students, including members of the university’s men’s basketball team had reported eating. According to the Associated Press, a Monday report from the Boston Inspectional Services department said that an employee at the store was sick while working on Thursday. The food chain’s shares fell 6.4% on Monday. The company said last week that the outbreak of illness was set to drive the company’s sales down for the first quarter since the company went public in 2006. \[[_Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-chipotle-mexican-ecoli-idUSKBN0TQ2T520151208#EUg1pADfElsfHf2e.97)\] ## Transcript It's time for your annual flu shot. But will the vaccine protect you? Here's what you need to know. It's flu season which means it's time for your annual flu shot. So, the question always is: Why do we need to get a shot every year? Why isn't the influenza vaccine more like measles or rubella or polio, where it's one undone and you're protected for years if not for life? Well, you can blame the influenza virus for that. It has gotten so good at mutating to bypass the effects of the vaccine that we have to get rearmed against whatever circulating that season each year. So, every spring, officials at the World Health Organization convene influenza experts and they decide which strains of the virus should be included in the upcoming season's vaccine. They do their best to look at which strains are emerging in people who are starting to get sick with flu but it's a guess. It's and educating yes, but it's still a guess. So, why did they make this decision so early? Nearly nine months before the first sneezes and cough start? Influenza viruses are grown on chicken eggs and in order to grow enough virus to fill those vaccines, it takes several months. This year, when you go to the doctor, you'll have far more choices than you've had before. You could still get the traditional flu shot which contains three different influenza strains and kids who are afraid of needles can get the nasal spray. And for adults who are needle- phobic, there's also a micro needle version, which contains a smaller needle that gives a little less painful job. And for the first time this year, there's also an influenza vaccine that protects against four different flu strains. So, it gives you a little more protection once the season starts. And the elderly can also get a little extra dose from a high dose vaccine that protects their weaker immune systems and gives them a little bit of a boost. For those who are allergic to eggs, there's also a cell- based flu vaccine that allows them to get vaccinated against influenza for the first time. So, given all this choice, there should be something for everyone. 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