Lee principal has swine flu (California)
08/16/2009
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/news/ci_13134613
Lee Middle School Principal Garth Lewis has contracted H1N1 flu virus, but officials say the public shouldn’t be concerned.
On Friday, an automated call contacted Lee parents to notify them that Lewis, who is out on sick leave, does have novel H1N1 flu virus, also known as swine flu.
School board President Rosario Ruiz-Dark said she had contacted parents whose children go to Lee and they confirmed they received the message.
Superintendent Debra LaVoi filled in for Lewis on Friday. Lewis will not return to office until his fever goes below 100 degrees for more than 24 hours.
Yolo County Health Officer Dr. Joseph Iser said he had not heard about the situation at Lee because the health department is only notified when people with H1N1 are hospitalized.
Iser said he estimates that there are easily hundreds of cases in Yolo County — at least one case is confirmed in every part of the county. About 50 to 55 were documented so far, five or six resulted in hospitalizations. Yet, due to the fact that it’s a “relatively mild disease” many cases go undocumented.
Parents should not be worried, he said, and advises every to continue following the guidelines provided by the health department found on the county’s Web site.
There has been talk on the Internet, from a variety of sources, for a couple of weeks now that when the FDIC report comes out on August 25, there just may be a "run on the banks" beginning on August 26. Another MAJOR Alabama bank closed on Friday by the FDIC.
So, if we have the rumored "banking holiday" are we prepared? Argentina has closed banks because of the swine flu.
I am working to stock up.