Friday, September 4, 2009:
"At this time, the school system has not received any notifications from the health department with confirmed cases of H1N1.
Some parents, however, have notified our schools about children experiencing flu-like symptoms and suspected cases. All Gwinnett schools, including Britt Elementary, are in constant touch with our parents informing them and keeping them updated with letters home about these suspected cases.
Parents shouldn't be surprised if they receive information about the flu as the school district is working very closely with the health department spreading the word about what their children and families can do at home to prevent getting sick.
Health experts have predicted that this will be a very busy flu season so we certainly want to do our part with communication between the school and home."
So, they don't have confirmed cases reported by the health department to the school system, but that doesn't mean that some of the flu symptoms the parents have reported were not H1N1.
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Jackson Elementary School in Lawrenceville has one suspected case. Notifications to parents were sent last friday.
ReplyDeleteYou need to keep in mind, that just because there are not "confirmed" cases doesn't mean H1N1 isn't circulating in Gwinnett County Schools. It is. Lab-confirmed testing for the novel virus has exhausted (except for hospitalized individuals, or those who wish to follow-through with a private lab-confirmation), and the RIDT (rapid influenza test) doesn't always pick up the strain because it is a new virus. So a negative rapid flu test - even for type A - does not rule out H1N1 infection. It is assumed, at this time, that most persons presenting with "influenza-like illness" are likely infected with H1N1 virus, because it's the only flu strain circulating at this time.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely, as I wrote in the blog entry:
ReplyDelete"So, they don't have confirmed cases reported by the health department to the school system, but that doesn't mean that some of the flu symptoms the parents have reported were not H1N1."
Snellville Middle school has had two confirmed H1N1 cases. They were siblings.
ReplyDeleteThe best advise the scholl had was to wash your hands and cover when coughing or sneezing. This is Crap.... You have to remember, some parents have younger children at home that are asthmatic and an epidemic such as swine flu brought to the home could mean a death sentence for a younger sibling. Thus is not to be taken lightly. They should have closed the school and should have taken better precautionary measures. I have no faith or trust in the persons or should i say fools that make life decisions for our kids. I personally think they are a bunch of bumbling idiots.