Back to flu: With schools opening, it’s time to prepare for swine strain that targets the young

There is a good article in today’s Boston Globe on swine flu and prevention tips.

He’s one of the nation’s top flu fighters. But for Dr. Marty Cetron, the battle begins at home.

That’s where, like parents all across the country, he is preparing his three children – they’re 9 to 15 years old – for the arrival of a fall flu season unlike any in their lifetimes. This will be the season of our dual discontent: Disease trackers expect both seasonal influenza and the novel swine strain to circulate. And swine flu, which made its US debut in the spring, has shown an unusual propensity for making the young sick while sparing the old. (You can read the full story here.)

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