A Message to the Community:
In an effort to keep the community informed on the current outbreak of the swine flu, we have enabled the links below for more information. If you have any direct questions about this outbreak, please contact our Chatham Health District at 860-365-0884. Please watch this posting for more information as it develops. Everyone at all levels of government are taking as many precautionary measures as possible to deal with this outbreak and our Chatham Health Director is participating in National and State conference calls on this daily.
Jeffery J. O’Keefe
Town Manager
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that the state Department of Health has identified two students at Fairfield University as probable for swine flu. Governor Rell advised mayors and school superintendents of the test results in a conference call this morning. The Governor also announced during the conference call that two cases in East Haddam came back negative for swine flu.
PREVENTION
The best way to not catch the flu is to prevent it; the following link will give you some great tips for prevention.
Article on What to Tell Children about Influenza Pandemics
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