H1N1 Swine Flu Holiday Party Etiquette
How to keep an unwelcome guest — swine flu — out of your holiday party.
Holiday season is upon us again. As you send out the invitations and plan the menu for your holiday party, remember that there is one guest you definitely do not want on your guest list: swine flu.
You might have considered canceling your holiday festivities out of fear of H1N1. However, our flu etiquette experts say that if you’re still going about your regular business — going to work, movies, and religious services — there is no reason to cancel your holiday plans.
“It’s not as though the Christmas party is the only group activity we indulge in, so we have to put it into context,” says William Schaffner, MD, chairman of the department of preventive medicine at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and member of the board of directors of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. “If your community is in the throes of a huge outbreak right at that time, I suppose that would give you some pause. But I think by and large, folks are going to Christmas and New Years’ parties.”
A little bit of healthful planning and some simple swine flu etiquette can help keep unwelcome germs out of your holiday celebration. See how by reading the article at WebMD - click here
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December 17, 2009
Tags: holidays and H1N1, holidays and swine flu Posted in: COPD and Flu, COPD and the Holidays, H1N1 Influenza Virus, Swine Flu
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Jude - January 2, 2010
My brother got infected with H1N1 or Swine Flu in Mexico. He got a mild fever and luckily he did not die.
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