Tag: Swine Flu
Line For Swine
Hundreds Attend South River Swine Flu Clinic At least 150 people were waiting in line for the Swine Flu clinic to open up at South River High School this afternoon. The County ran a program at several high schools to distribute the latest shipment of the vaccine. They offered no guarantees as to how many [...]
From The Classroom: Swine Flu
I went into school today and coughed. Into my elbow, of course. Don’t want to spread the nasty disease. I waited for someone to point at me, look at me like I was a leper, and, voice rising with fear, shout “SWINE FLUUUUUU!” But then I realized that there was no one there. It was [...]
A H1N1 Update From The Schools
County Schools Faring Well With the closure of Pallotti Catholic High School last week, and the continued news coverage, we contacted the Anne Arundel County Public Schools to get an update on the H1N1/Swine Flu problem–if any. Our interest was sparked by a few notes from faculty on the rescheduling of events due to excessive [...]
H1N1 Vaccine Available Now
Vaccine Available AT Health Department Anne Arundel County has about 1400 doses of the H1N1 vaccine available to County residents and is distributing them free of charge today and tomorrow. To receive your vaccine, you MUST make an appointment by calling 410-222-4896. Vaccines (at this point) are only available at the following location. Annapolis Health [...]
Anne Arundel Schools H1N1 Update
County Schools Prepare For H1N1 Outbreak Yesterday, Anne Arundel County Schools sent home a letter outlining the collaboration between the schools and the County, State and Federal authorities as it relates to the spread of the H1N1 virus (Swine Flu). Among the initiatives, schools will keep strict track of students seen in health rooms and [...]
Leopold Schedules H1N1 Symposium
County Executive Leopold to Host Informational Meeting about Plans for Novel H1N1 Influenza Virus County Executive John R. Leopold will host a public forum next month in order to update residents and answer questions about the County’s response to the H1N1 influenza virus. As flu season approaches, we are being proactive by keeping our residents [...]
Folger McKinsey Elementary To Open Tomorrow
CDC Says School Is Safe While Folger McKinsey Elementary School was schaeduled to be closed until Thursday, due to a change in policy from the CDC, the school will open again tomorrow. A statement just released by the school system stated that, “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today changed its guidance to reflect [...]
H1N1 School Poll
How Many County Schools Will Close This Week? And remember, for up to date no nonsense analysis of the situation, click here.
Folger McKinsey School Closed
Anne Arundel County School Closed Until May 7 Fox News is reporting that 4 schools have been closed statewide in response to suspected cases of the H1N1 Virus. Gov. Martin O’Malley said Friday that although Maryland still has no confirmed swine flu cases, new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control direct that schools with [...]
Swine Update
Up To Date H1N1 Information For daily updates on the H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) problem, please visit The Examiner. This will be a “no hype zone” on a national and global level. Of course, local updates will be posted here as they develop. I originally wrote the column yesterday and have been asked to update [...]
Swine Spread Map
This is a dynamic Google Map created to track the spread off the reported Swine Flu cases. It is NOT real time and we are not sure how often it is updated, but it seems pretty current–within 24 hours. Purple marker is confirmed or probable. Pink marker is suspect. Yellow marker is negative. Fatal cases [...]
Probable Swine Flu Reported In Anne Arundel
Folger-McKinsey Student Being Tested Six probable cases of the Swine Flu have been reported in Anne Arundel County, including two elementary school students from Folger McKinsey (Severna Park) and Milford Mill Academy in Baltimore County. Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley says the samples have been sent to the Centers for Disease Control for possible confirmation. O’Malley [...]
Cautionary Letter From Maxwell
Anne Arundel County School’s Superintendent Warns About Swine Flu While there have been no reported cases (or suspected cases) of the Swine Flu in Maryland, Anne Arundel County Scchool Superintendent, Dr. Kevin Maxwell, recently sent home a letter to parents advising what the schools are doing in preparation. They are staying in touch with local [...]
