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sSwine Flu Infection Control -
Attention Parents
Recommendations for Infection Control in School Settings
We are holding an H1N1 Vaccination Clinic on Friday, January
22
ALL STUDENTS THAT HAD THEIR FIRST VACCINATION ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECIEVE THEIR SECOND VACCINE AT THIS CLINIC.
Any other student that missed the first clinic are eligible if the proper paperwork is completed. (Click on the link below for consent form)
Attention
Parents!
Parents should be advised to keep their children home if they
become sick with flu-like symptoms and to notify their school
principal of the child’s absence. Parents should contact their
health care providers if their children have symptoms consistent
with influenza.
Schools play a vital role in the process to prevent disease within
their communities.
Because there is no vaccine available right now to protect against
swine influenza, it is important to emphasize the importance of
everyday actions that can help prevent the spread of germs that
cause respiratory illnesses like influenza. Students, parents and
faculty should take these everyday steps to protect their
health:
• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.
Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it. Cover your nose and
mouth with your sleeve if you do not have a tissue.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you
cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners also are effective.
• Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
If you are sick, you should stay home and avoid contact with other
people as much as possible to keep from spreading your illness to
others.
If you become ill and experience any of the following warning
signs, seek emergency medical care.
In children, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical
attention include:
• Fast breathing or trouble breathing
• Bluish skin color
• Not drinking enough fluids
• Not waking up or not interacting
• Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
• Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse
cough
• Fever with a rash
In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical
attention include:
• Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
• Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
• Sudden dizziness
• Confusion
• Severe or persistent vomiting
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has developed
Interim Guidance for Non-pharmaceutical Community Mitigation in
Response to Human Infections with Swine Influenza Virus. These
recommendations are based on current information and are subject to
change based on ongoing surveillance and continuous risk assessment
and can be viewed at
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/mitigation.htm.
Additional information can be viewed on the Illinois Department of
Public Health’s Web site http://www.idph.state.il.us/.
