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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Flu!




Flu, whether it's the "regular" seasonal variety or H1N1, is destined to have a major impact on our classrooms this year.  In particular, H1N1 is more likely to affect young people - our students.  According to the Centers for Disease Control:


Young people continue to be hit especially hard by the 2009 H1N1 virus.  More than half of the hospitalizations from 2009 H1N1 flu reported by 27 states from September 1st and October 10th were people age 24 and younger.  About 23 percent of the deaths reported from 28 states during this period were in this age group.


Please be sure to take care of yourself and your students!  For information and resources, check out UEN's suggestions and links, or the federal government's extensive site.


Stay healthy!


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2 comments:

  1. http://www.billharley.com/Store_Level3.asp?ProductID=141&CategoryID=9 Pass it on it is a fun song by Bill Harley. Educational and Free!

    Bill wrote the song to remind kids that hand washing will help to prevent the spread of the flu. The four important things to remember are:
    1) Get vaccinated
    2) Cover your cough
    3) Wash your hands
    4) Stay home when you're sick

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  2. Hey Ron, thanks for sharing! I'll put the link in a new post to make sure that everyone sees it (especially those who don;t read from Blogger and only see the posts on the website syndication).

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