Anyone who has young children knows that when school starts and kids start to gather, so do the colds and influenzas. Of course, what the children pick up at school, they bring home and spread to their family members. So, might it make sense to target children in the case of a pandemic? Researchers in the United Kingdom think so.
Researchers worked on a computer model to see what could happen if there isn’t enough vaccine for the H1N1 virus. Their results were published in the journal Epidemiology and Infection.
The researchers showed that, as might be expected, the disease is likely …read more

You’ve likely heard by now. After weeks of hesitating, the World Health Organization has declared the H1N1 virus infections to be a Level 6 on the pandemic scale, which means a pandemic has been announced. The thing is, your life is still the same. My life is still the same. Nothing has changed from the five minutes before the announcement and five minutes after the announcement. That’s what people need to remember before beginning to panic.
Here is some information that may help you learn more about pandemics, viruses, etc.
What’s the difference between a pandemic and an epidemic?