Published August 26, 2009, 01:25 PM
Minnesota officials say they're ready for tough flu season
Minnesota health officials say they’re braced for a difficult flu season, but they just don’t know how bad it will be.By: Associated Press,
ST. PAUL — Minnesota health officials say they’re braced for a difficult flu season, but they just don’t know how bad it will be.
Health officials briefed reporters in St. Paul on Wednesday. They said a lot depends on how well the vaccine for ordinary seasonal flu matches the strain that emerges this fall and winter.
If it’s not a good match and the swine flu virus takes a much more aggressive turn, the officials say Minnesota could see mass school closings, canceled sporting events and an overwhelmed health care system.
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