H1N1 Influenza Update (6/9/09)

In an effort to continue to provide you with the most current and accurate information regarding H1N1 Influenza (formerly known as swine flu) as it relates to our students at Champlain Valley Union High School and within the Chittenden South Supervisory Union, we wanted to share the following:

-A CVU student has a confirmed diagnosis of H1N1 flu. We will continue to closely monitor the health of our students.

-Current recommendations are such that testing is now limited to high-risk individuals only(hospitalized patients, immune-compromised individuals, the elderly and infants). Therefore, we will likely not have many more definitive confirmations. We must rely on symptoms. These include: fever, cough, sore throat, and significant acute respiratory illness.

The state recommends that everyone:
* Stay home (and/or keep your children home) when you are sick with fever and cough or sore throat, or with significant acute respiratory illness. Stay home until at least 24 hours after systemic symptoms have resolved.
* If you are sick with confirmed novel H1N1, stay home for seven days, or longer if symptoms have not resolved.
* Specimens should not be collected on individuals who do not have symptoms. Testing should not be done for reasons such as returning to work, or due to suspected exposure.

Please see the related Quick Links on this website for more details. Please feel free to contact the CVU Health Office at 482-7185 or Claudia@cvuhs.org if you have any questions or concerns.

Sean McMannon
Champlain Valley Union High School
Principal