Five New Brunswick schools close after staff shortage; swine flu suspected
Published Friday October 30th, 2009
FREDERICTON - Five schools in southwest New Brunswick have closed today with swine flu as the likely cause.
Provincial officials say the schools closed because of a shortage of staff.
An official with the province's Education Department says it's likely that at least of some of those who are sick have swine flu.
The H1N1 virus has also forced the closure of schools in Vancouver and Conne River, Newfoundland.
Meanwhile, a shortage of swine flu vaccine has forced health officials in New Brunswick to cancel some public clinics and impose new rules limiting the shots to priority groups.
Those include children, aboriginals, health-care workers, pregnant women and people with chronic illness.
Dr. Eilish Cleary, New Brunswick's chief medical officer of health, says more than 80,000 people have been vaccinated this week.
But she says there have been long lineups at some clinics.
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and on a good day mst industries or company have at least 2 members missing for various reason so maybe one is sick with non swine and stayed home making it 3 they closed the schools
it a scare tactic which is feed on by the press
and on a good day most industries or company have at least 2 members missing for various reason so maybe one is sick with non swine and stayed home making it 3 they closed the schools
it a scare tactic which is feed on by the press
So now the newspapers and the government are lying to us? Telling us the schools are closed when they are not? Everyone is conspiring against you pierre...
The press and the government don't have that great a track record for telling the truth either.