SWINE FLU INFO

[iJenny]

Originally Posted by lizzyfizzy

*waves white flag whilst singing dido*

jenny, they were just alarmed cause i put on my angry eyes. lmao. really, i'm not mad that people are concerned i just got annoyed cause it's becoming redundant...even when positive light is shed. in any case, i'm over it. i didn't mean to diminish any real concern out there.

yeah, your angry eyes are pretty scary. lol

[OrianaVianey]

Is a huge deal here in El Salvador too.
No cases here yet, but we are scared!

[sugarlips]

Here is some info I found yesterday for us Texans:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...RiwUwD97SAROO1



Swine flu forces Texas HS officials to halt sports

By JIM VERTUNO – 18 hours ago

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas officials on Wednesday postponed all public high school athletic and academic competitions until May 11 because of the swine flu outbreak.

The move suspends the baseball and softball seasons and eliminates the regional track championships that were to start Friday, said Charles Breithaupt, executive director of the University Interscholastic League. He said league officials acted on the recommendation of public health officials.

"The health and safety of our student activity participants is of the utmost importance," Breithaupt said. "Taking every possible precaution to prevent the further spreading of this disease is an important contribution to the welfare of our great state, and altering the schedule of our events is a way to keep our participants safe."

School officials say 53,000 students are out of school due to concern over the virus, and dozens of schools were closed to be sanitized.

The state golf and tennis championships are scheduled to begin May 11.

The state track meet, one of the largest high school track and field competitions in the country, has been extended from its normal two days to three and is scheduled for May 14-16.

All UIL academic competitions, including a state meet that was to begin May 7, were also postponed and will be rescheduled later.

With 16 confirmed cases of swine flue in Texas, Gov. Rick Perry announced a disaster declaration Wednesday for the entire state. The declaration will allow officials to begin emergency protective measures and seek reimbursement from the federal government.

[Darcy Baldwin]

Ft Worth - a major school district here in North Texas - closed schools for EVERYONE - personnel included - until at least May 8 for 1 confirmed case and 3 probably cases.

[kscwgirl]

2 confirmed cases now in a county near me. The area I live in has a lot of people traveling back and forth to Mexico on a daily basis, so it's a little more concerning now than it was a week ago. We shall see.

[ZaCola3]

There are two big public HS's in Chicagoland closed today too!

[ColleenSwerb]

It's nice to see public officials taken appropriate actions at least.