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The drumbeat of coverage leading up to this fall's influenza season continues. All three newscasts covered the guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control for school districts concerning closings in the event of an outbreak of the H1N1 swine 'flu virus. "Most schools should try to stay open," was the top line from NBC's Robert Bazell. CBS' in-house physician Jon LaPook explained that "the benefits of closing schools are often outweighed by the disruption." If students or teachers become infected, "isolate them with masks until they leave school; clean areas that staff and students regularly touch; emphasize hand washing," ABC's Lisa Stark instructed. The CDC reduced the recommended period between the end of a 'flu fever and return to the classroom from seven days to one day. "As for colleges, students who live in dormitories and cannot get home so easily create a special set of problems," noted NBC's Bazell. Those CDC guidelines will be ready in a few weeks.
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