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Outbreak of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) at a New York City School
ORIGINAL ARTICLE Outbreak of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) at a New York City School J. Lessler and Others Once introduced into a high school in New York City, the 2009 H1N1 virus spread quickly among students and staff, with an influenza-like illness developing in more than 800 people during a 2-week period in April [...]
CDC Issues Guidance for School Closings in U.S. from H1N1
The CDC has issued recommendations to guide decisions on whether to close schools in the U.S. due to H1N1 during the coming academic year based on two scenarios: one in which H1N1 severity is the same as during this past spring and one in which H1N1 severity is substantially increase. READ MORE…
H1N1 Update for July 21, 2009: Flu Cases Expected to Rise with Start of School
Cases of novel influenza A (H1N1) are expected to increase in the fall — “perhaps earlier than what we see with seasonal influenza” — Dr. Anne Schuchat said at a CDC press briefing on Friday. READ MORE…
Obama Warns of H1N1′s Return as Administration Outlines Preparedness Measures
President Barack Obama joined the White House’s H1N1 Preparedness Summit by phone to warn that “the potential for a significant outbreak in the fall is looming,” although he expressed “fervent hope” that a crisis might be averted. The summit, which was hosted by the NIH, included education and public health experts from across the country [...]
H1N1 Update for May 18: New York City Schools and California Hospitals
An MMWR dispatch details the 30 hospitalizations among the roughly 500 suspected or confirmed H1N1 infections in California. The New York Times reports on the death from H1N1 of a Queens assistant principal and on the closing of several more schools in the borough. Also in the Times: the efforts to create a universal flu [...]
H1N1 Update for May 6: Schools Should Reopen, CDC Says, as H1N1 Flu Threat Apparently Eases
Students with influenza symptoms should stay at home for a week, rather than having schools close, the CDC recommends in the face of more information on the severity of swine-origin influenza A (H1N1). READ MORE…
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