less a matter of "if" than a question of "when," says John Cicero, executive director of the Will County Health Department.
Provena Saint Joseph Hospital in Elgin, said the hospital already has taken inventory to make sure it has adequate medications and supplies in case of an outbreak.
the good thing about the swine flu is that doctors can treat it with two antivirals, Tamiflu and Relenza, whereas the regular flu this year was resistant to these antivirals.
Dallas-based El Conejo Bus Line, which also delivers passengers from Mexico to Elgin daily, said that firm has begun to sanitize buses with disinfectant three to four times a day instead of the usual once. The bus line provides masks to passengers in Mexico, and passengers in the United States are able to choose to wear masks. He said that the company probably will refrain from making any route adjustments unless something further happens locally.
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