Breaking info from CDC

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The Centers for Disease Control says schools in the U.S. no longer have to close because of swine flu.

"We've seen an exponential growth in our understanding of what's going on," said Dr. Richard Besser, acting director of the CDC, at an Atlanta news conference Tuesday. "We're seeing severity that mirrors what we see with seasonal flu."

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said new guidance to schools was being issued Tuesday afternoon. "The schools should be comfortable in reopening," she said. "Keep the affected students home for a seven-day period."

"The big focus is on identifying children who are ill," Dr. Besser said. He said parents should ensure that they don't send children to school who are sick.

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[bergren]

The Department of HHS 3 pm briefing said that it is even more important that parents and the nurses in schools keep children who are ill out of the schools.