Category Archives: Flu information

Secretaries Sebelius, Duncan, and Napolitano hosted a press conference this morning to release updated guidance for schools during the upcoming influenza season. The school guidance is a part of a broader national framework to respond to novel H1N1 influenza, which … Continue reading →

It’s time to start planning and preparing for the fall flu season and the ongoing H1N1 flu outbreak. That’s why, today, the Obama Administration held the H1N1 Influenza Preparedness Summit. More than 50 states, tribes, and territories joined federal officials … Continue reading →

With every day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has learned more about the 2009 H1N1 flu virus, its severity in the United States, and its potential impact on U.S. schools. And this afternoon, based on information that … Continue reading →

Education leaders from across the country joined a conference call Thursday to discuss flu response with officials from the Department of Education and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Representing chief state school officers, superintendents, principals, teachers, nurses, higher … Continue reading →

ED.gov now offers even more guidance for school leaders on reducing the spread of the flu known as H1N1—commonly called “swine flu”—and for dealing with any suspected cases of the virus at their schools. You’ll now find answers to Frequently … Continue reading →

Schools can be leading indicators of public health outbreaks, so the Department of Education hosted a conference call this afternoon to guide education officials on how to identify, contain, report and prevent swine influenza in school facilities. Public-health and epidemiology … Continue reading →