tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post3424217580072470437..comments2024-03-26T07:07:14.304-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: Pragmatic Preparation for Swine FluTeacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-67397941785395764882009-08-01T11:32:23.965-07:002009-08-01T11:32:23.965-07:00Thanks Amy!
For those of you who don't know, ...Thanks Amy!<br /><br />For those of you who don't know, Amy is a doctor, a cooperative preschool parent, and most importantly, my sister.Teacher Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-71673010927582702712009-08-01T11:16:55.477-07:002009-08-01T11:16:55.477-07:00Hi Tom! As requested, a couple of my thoughts...
...Hi Tom! As requested, a couple of my thoughts...<br /><br />The CDC guidelines are really thorough and detailed, and while it's a great protocol not super practical in my view. I believe that your best resource is the NSCC Risk Management Manuel. It has not been specifically updated for H1N1 (to my knowledge) but the spread of H1N1 is no different than any other virus. There is a link to the manual on the NSCC website under "forms and reference." However the bottom line is 1) hand washing and 2) parents and children should not come to school if they are sick. At Victory Heights this past year, each of our classes also devised a toy cleaning protocol (washing any toy that wound up with slobber or boogers on it).<br /><br />As far as the vaccination goes, it's not part of the required childhood vaccinations (yet). It's unclear if it will be ready, who it will be available to (aside from pregnant women as you mentioned) and if it will have any impact on severity of disease. North Seattle is a notoriously unvaccinated part of the country, and it will be interesting to see how the H1N1 vaccine flies. I would suggest anyone interested should discuss it with their doctor.<br /><br />In the meantime, I think that having a good Health and Safety officer at preschool will help remind parents to stay home when sick, wipe noses, cover mouths and wash hands. As you know, I'm pretty vigilant about these things and not very shy. It's going to be a particularly interesting flu season and might take some extra communication in our communities about how we want to respond. <br /><br />Amy HobsonUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08190472599508748120noreply@blogger.com