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...more than usual. What about the government? So far, officials have done a relatively decent job of explaining what they know and what they don't and planning for the worst. "It's going to be a unique flu season. The only thing certain is uncertainty," says Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "Even with the best efforts, influenza will cause severe illness and, tragically, some death...
...What sparked the reports about insufficient testing of the new vaccine was a statement by Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control, confirming that the government has given flu vaccine manufacturers a green light to begin bottling up still-experimental shots and readying them for shipment, even before the final results from the ongoing tests on the vaccine's safety and effectiveness are completed.(Read: "Study: H1N1 Vaccine Works On Animals...
...step of vaccine production, manufacturers can be prepared to ship vials as quickly as possible in mid-October, once testing confirms that the shots are safe and effective at producing immunity against H1N1. "The recommendation was to proceed with filling and finishing even before dosage information is available," said Frieden. "That step has been taken...
...ultimate decision to close a school, however, still rests with state and local health officials, the CDC said. "The fundamental point from the end of last spring and now is the same - it's a local decision," said Frieden. "Now it's more clear to us than before that there are relatively rare times where it makes sense to close a school just because a virus is present...
Those rare instances involve schools whose students have specific health concerns that increase their risk of severe illness, said Frieden, such as schools for pregnant teens or students with muscular dystrophy or cerebral palsy, conditions that interfere with breathing or may otherwise complicate influenza. The government also advised schools to take into account trends in outpatient visits for influenza at local hospitals, as well as rates of hospitalizations and death from the disease, in determining whether to close. (See pictures of the swine-flu outbreak in Mexico...