Swine Flu Dangers for Pregnant Teachers

A recent article on CBC News talked about pregnant schoolteachers in Vancouver and the dilemma they now face at work. While in the past they would immediately feel sympathy for a kid that didn’t look very well, they now want to take a step back to protect themselves (and rightfully so.) The article mentioned a Montreal woman who “died of complications from swine flu after giving birth.”

Teachers have been dealing with various dangers in the classroom for quite a while. But with swine flu outbreaks in several schools last year, it has reminded every schoolteacher to be extra cautious. If schoolteachers happen to be pregnant, that makes the risk all the more real.

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