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Hello from a busy
nurse's office! I wanted to share some flu related news with you. At
this time, I know of one child who is out with a probable case of
swine flu. This child's family has been in touch with their
pediatrician. It was recommended that he not be brought to the
doctor's just to confirm a diagnosis. The pediatrician does not want
to run the risk of exposing more children to the flu. This is what
the DPH has suggested as a course of action as well. The aim is to
contain the flu so that we don't experience high numbers of children
getting sick. At school, we are monitoring children who are out sick
to make sure they are not returning to school too soon. We are also
taking children's temperatures in school for any complaint of sore
throat, head ache, stomach ache, or just not feeling well. We are
noticing that the children are doing a good job with cough etiquette
and hand washing. Teachers are being sanitizing their classrooms
frequently, and parents are observing the rule about when to send
kids back after having a fever. Please continue to let us know if
you suspect that someone in your family has the flu. We are all
hoping that we don't get an outbreak at St. Mary's. The website,
Flu.gov has a lot of information if you want to learn more about the
flu.
Thanks, and I
wish everyone good health!!
Nora Orfanello,
RN
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