When Should Flu Trigger A School Shutdown?

Friday, November 6, 2009 - 00:29 in Health & Medicine

As flu season approaches, parents around the country are starting to face school closures. But how bad should an influenza outbreak be for a school to shut down? A study by epidemiologists tapped a set of Japanese data to help guide decision making by schools and government agencies.

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