I watch Fox News and CNN. The truth lies somewhere in between.

That's what we are being told here. If you have had the flu this year, you probably had H1N1.

I was told that too, I had the flu in May and was told it was more than likely swine as there weren't any other known flu viruses going around at that time. It wasn't that big a deal. I was respectfully requested not to come to work and since I couldn't get out of bed, I respectfully complied.

It is highly contagious and if a mass bunch of people all caught it and called in sick at the same time, yes, it would be disruptive for a while. But that's about it.

This is what they announced for St. Louis at the end of August:

CREVE COEUR, MO (KTVI-FOX2now.com) - Parents listen up: your child may be able to get a swine flu vaccine at school in a few weeks. The St. Louis County Health Department is offering the flu shots to every school in the County, parochial, private, or public. It's being called a preventative campaign. Swine flu is highly contagious and targets children from six months to 24 years of age. Administrators and health staff from school districts throughout St. Louis County gathered at the co-operative school district headquarters in Creve Coeur Tuesday to figure out how to get students immunized.

Dr. Michael Williams, Director of Disease Control Services for the Health Department says there's no pressure for school administrators to accept the offer, but he's hoping they will.

"There's no obligation. There's no coercion. We just believe, in fact, we know this virus targets kids."

The manager of health services for Parkway School District, Lisa Harnacker, says Parkway is already making plans to set up a health clinic at the schools in its district.

"I was notified by my superintendent last week that this might be a possibility and from what I'm hearing it's going to happen."

The county health department is getting a large shipment of the H1N1 vaccine in October with direction that children and young adults get the shot first. That's why health officials are offering the vaccine to every school in the county and are educating school administrators and health staff about the virus.

During the meeting, administrators asked health officials a wealth of questions including how long students should be kept out of school if stricken with the virus. The superintendent of the Ladue School District, Marsha Chappelow, wanted to know when to close school in the event several students get swine flu.

"We don't want to create a panic. We want to keep our schools open so students can learn."

Many schools are already taking steps to help keep their doors open and prevent the spread of swine flu by making sure students wash their hands frequently. Administrators will decide whether to set up flu clinics in their schools. Parents will decide whether their children will get the shot.


http://www.fox2now.com/ktvi-stl-county-schools-swine-flu-vaccines-082509,0,4521034.story?track=rss

After your kid gets it, get back to us on whether or not he suffers any adverse neurological affects.

The most common misinformation - no shots, no school (just another form of intimidation).

Those that do vaccinate their kids
Those that chose not to

It is and shall remain a choice.

everyone that refuses to be vaccinated should have to go live in FEMA camps so that when they get sick they wont spread the epidemic

ok

Vaccines are good

you don't need a vaccine

foil will protect you

Don't laugh about the foil thing. It's true.