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Thursday, October 22, 2009

2 Vacaville Schools Close For H1N1 - Health News Story - KCRA Sacramento


2 Vacaville Schools Close For H1N1 - Health News Story - KCRA Sacramento:

"VACAVILLE, Calif. -- An elementary school and a high school in Vacaville will be closed until next week because of the H1N1 flu.

Browns Valley Elementary School is closed until Tuesday, Oct. 27, and all activities at the campus have been cancelled.

A first-grade student from Browns Valley who died had the H1N1 flu virus; however, authorities haven't determined if it was the cause of the child's death.

'We are extremely saddened and our thoughts go out to the friends and family of this child,' Solano Public Health Officer Dr. Ronald W. Chapman said in a statement."

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