This is beginning to look like a bad week.
First the swine flu: With 103 people dead in Mexico and the flu spreading to North America and Europe, we’re all waiting and watching, while holding our breaths and crossing our fingers.
The Obama administration has declared a public health emergency but are calling it a “precautionary measure” [...]

Have you had your flu shot as yet?
Most of us at The Southern Illinoisan got ours yesterday, under an employee wellness program. Trained personnel from the Jackson County Health Department injected the flu vaccine into our waiting arms.
At one point they almost ran out of needles, which prompted a wisecrack from Kevin, [...]