All Entries Tagged With: "Swine Flu"
Gun down swine flu with two shots (and a squirt of soap)
Children under 10 may need two H1N1 Swine Flu Shots, reports WebMD. The problem? While the vaccine works just as well for older children as adults, a single dose of the vaccine protects only 36% of 3- to 9-year-olds, and only 25% of children age 6 months to 35 months. “These two younger groups may [...]
How safe is the swine flu shot for pregnant women?
No drug testing exists for pregnant women. Why? Because it’s deemed unethical. What if something happens to the fetus? This year, pregnant women across the U.S. are being told that they are in the highest risk group for the swine flu infection. According to the Centers for Disease Control “Adverse pregnancy outcomes have been reported [...]
Swine Flu Delays Job Hunt: Day 6 Since Layoff
This is the second installment of “Diary of an Unemployed Finance Mom 2.0,” laid off late last week. This story is real, nothing is fabricated. For the sake of her privacy, and her hopes of landing a new job, she’s going under the pseudonym, job mom 2.0. Follow her trials and tribulations on Twitter @jobmom [...]
US schools to close for 14 days for confirmed H1N1 swine flu cases
I hope everyone has two weeks of vacation available or that you’re eligible for FMLA leave since the US Education department just released school closure guidelines. The government issued new guidance for schools with confirmed cases, saying they should close for at least 14 days because children can be contagious for seven to 10 days [...]
Mom’s Guide To Swine Flu: 16 Places To Get Answers
Here’s a wrap up of links and resources to everything moms need to know and do if the worst happens with swine flu, from how to talk about it with your kids to how to track it. Deep breath first to put it all in context. Swine flu will pass. So did the projectile pooping, [...]
Prepared for a swine flu school closure?
Have you made back up or contingency plans in case you get the call saying swine flu is closing your kid’s school? So far, more than 100 schools are closed, CNN reported this morning. In a live Webinar this morning, Government officials urged parents to plan ahead in case their child’s school is closed. If [...]
Say oink to swine flu: 9 ways to get everyone washing hands
Say bah and oink to pig flu. Nothing throws out a working mom’s schedule for weeks like a sick kid. Yet a national survey of parents and guardians of kids in kindergarten to Grade 12 found 56% of them weren’t aware that washing your hands is the most effective way to keep from getting sick [...]
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