Flu Season, Take two

Welcome back, friends, as we revisit a subject I thought we had closed for a season: the seemingly effervescent flu. The Swine Flu, or H1N1, as the epidemiologists call it, should be a concern for any preemie parent, as would be exposure to RSV, Chicken Pox, Measles, you name it. Parents seek to protect their children from any virus or bacteria, and this one is different only because of the media hype, since the flu generally lands within a different time frame. The basic precautions preemie parents practice (preemie parents deal with a lot of p’s) apply to the whole of society at this time,...
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