While flipping through the channels earlier tonight, I was taken by surprise when the face of none other than Professor Art Reingold appeared on the TV screen. It was the CBS5 news, and he was addressing...you probably guessed it...swine flu. In an example of true public health epidemiology, he was making an announcement to the public that, contrary to common belief, hand washing is not enough to protect you from the swine flu, or any flu for that matter.
Since stopping breathing isn't really an option...time to get vaccinated? Tang Center's flu shot schedule: (http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/home/news/pdf/FluShotFlier09.pdf)
You can read the article and watch his interview here:
http://cbs5.com/health/hand.washing.h1n1.2.1194097.html
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