WHAT IS A RESILIENT RESPONSE TO SWINE FLU?

[from White House briefing 4 26 09]

It’s important that people understand that there’s a role for everyone to play when there’s an outbreak going on. There are things that individuals do, there are things that families do, communities do and the government and international agencies do to reduce the impact.
At the individual level, it is important that each of us understand how we can prevent respiratory infections. Very frequent hand-washing is something that we talk about time and time again because it is an effective way to reduce transmission of disease.
If you’re sick, it’s very important that you stay at home. And of course if you are sick, you shouldn’t get on an airplane or use any other form of public transport to travel. Those things are part of personal responsibility in trying to reduce the impact.
If your children are sick, have a fever and flu-like illness, do not send them to school.