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Flu Information

Thursday, January 10, 2013

What’s a Parent To Do?

As Minnesotans continue to deal with the effects of the one of largest influenza outbreaks in recent years, Inver Grove Heights Community Schools has provided information on how to keep kids healthy.

Follow Mendota Heights Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our freenewsletter What’s a parent to do? With Minnesota in the grips of what may be the largest outbreak of influenza since the 2009 H1N1 epidemic, families in Mendota Heights and elsewhere in the state are seeking answers to questions about how to prevent their children from getting sick. With that in mind, Inver Grove Heights Community Schools has posted flu prevention information on its website. That information, from the Minnesota Department of Health, also is attached to this story. So, how bad is this year’s version of the flu? On Thursday morning, the Star Tribune reported that a record number of children tested positive for influenza at Children’s …

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