Schools asked not to close if flu hits

Keep sick pupils home, state urges

Dr. Paul D. Biddinger, a specialist in flu outbreaks, hailed the decision to largely abandon school closings as a means of controlling the virus.

By Stephen Smith

Globe Staff / August 7, 2009

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Massachusetts health authorities will recommend later this month that schools close only as a last resort during the upcoming flu season and that efforts to control the spread of seasonal and swine strains should instead focus on keeping sick students cloistered at home. (Full article: 863 words)