UPDATE: Flu Outbreak Spares Hillsborough Students—So Far
Tuesday clinic in Hillsborough may be one of the season's last as infections spread.
Update: Despite wide-spread flu infections reported in the region, Hillsborough schools have not reported substantial increases in the number of students calling out sick. "This week, we are seeing a slight increase at a few of our schools of parents reporting students out with an influenza-like illness," Lorraine Borek, RN CSN M.Ed., the district's nursing supervisor, said. "Most schools in our district have not seen an increase in absenteeism related to an influenza-like illness." Borek added the district's pro-active approach to reinforcing healthy behaviors in the schools has proven helpful in slowing the spread of the flu and colds. "We attribute our low rate to the district’s standard practice of promoting positive health behaviors—…
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