New York – Assistant principal is 1st NYC swine flu death

A school assistant principal who was sick for several days with swine flu on Sunday became the city’s first death linked to the virus and the nation’s sixth.

Mitchell Wiener, who worked at an intermediate school in Queens, died Sunday evening, Flushing Hospital Medical Center spokesman Andrew Rubin said. (Yahoo News)

North Carolina – Swine flu outbreak safety kit and flyer

Every household should pack an

Emergency Kit

All families should have some basic supplies on
hand in order to survive for 1-2 weeks if an
emergency occurs. An emergency could be a
flood, a pandemic flu, or any disaster. Your kit
should include:
• Copies of your important documents in a
waterproof container/freezer bag (insurance
cards, credit card and bank account
numbers, birth certificates, immunization
records, drivers licenses)
• Extra set of car and house keys
• Credit and ATM cards and cash including some quarters
• Bottled water –1 gallon per person per day
• One to two week supply of non-perishable food (canned food, granola bars, nuts,
peanut butter, crackers, dried fruit, dry cereal) a manual can opener, paper plates,
plastic utensils, paper towels
• Flashlight, battery-operated AM/FM radio and extra batteries, non-cordless phone
• Any prescription or over-the-counter medication your family needs—check this
when you check smoke detectors—when time changes twice a year—so you can
refill or replace before these expire.
• Kleenex, cold/flu medication, anti-diarrheal medication, ibuprofen or
acetaminophen (items that you would need at home for flu symptoms)
• First-aid kit, hand sanitizers, a whistle to signal for help
• Basic personal hygiene items such as toilet paper, hand sanitizer, menstrual
supplies, toothbrushes/toothpaste
• Matches in waterproof bag
• Change of clothing/good walking shoes
• Blanket for each person
• Contact and meeting place information for your household, a small regional map
and emergency numbers
• Copies of health insurance and identification cards
• Child care supplies, infant formula, diapers or other special care items
• Other essential personal items—pet care, pet immunization records?
Provided by Nash County Health Department