When sick, stay home, cover your cough, wash your hands and don't touch your face. Did we say stay home? - San Jose Mercury News:
"When the H1N1 virus invaded last spring, health officials sent home students in afflicted schools and improvised policies to combat the newcomer flu strain.
Now, in tandem with drug researchers who are rushing a swine flu vaccine to market, California education officials have scrambled to devise policies to guide schools through an anticipated outbreak.
In announcing the 43-page draft manual Thursday, officials seized on the chance to remind the public that individuals' health habits are the first line of defense."
"When the H1N1 virus invaded last spring, health officials sent home students in afflicted schools and improvised policies to combat the newcomer flu strain.
Now, in tandem with drug researchers who are rushing a swine flu vaccine to market, California education officials have scrambled to devise policies to guide schools through an anticipated outbreak.
In announcing the 43-page draft manual Thursday, officials seized on the chance to remind the public that individuals' health habits are the first line of defense."
