National health officials are pretty sure that we'll be seeing more of H1N1 this fall, just time, yes, for school. The New York Times had a bit to say on this over the weekend.
And for those of you wondering, Worcester Public Schools will continue to require a seven day at-home period for any child who has a fever and other symptoms. Line up those sick days now...
UPDATE with some helpful links from a commenter:
MA health blog http://publichealth.blog.state.ma.us/h1n1-swine-flu/
Info for schools
http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2terminal&L=6&L0=Home&L1=Provider&L2=Guidelines+and+Resources&L3=Guidelines+for+Services+%26+Planning&L4=Diseases+and+Conditions&L5=Influenza&sid=Eeohhs2&b=terminalcontent&f=dph_cdc_c_flu_swine&csid=Eeohhs2#fluInfo
2 comments:
there is some good information on the public health website:
health blog http://publichealth.blog.state.ma.us/h1n1-swine-flu/
Call 211 http://www.mass211.org/emergencyinfo.html
Info for schools
http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2terminal&L=6&L0=Home&L1=Provider&L2=Guidelines+and+Resources&L3=Guidelines+for+Services+%26+Planning&L4=Diseases+and+Conditions&L5=Influenza&sid=Eeohhs2&b=terminalcontent&f=dph_cdc_c_flu_swine&csid=Eeohhs2#fluInfo
Thank you! I'll grab those and link them in the original post!
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