Public Insight Network

How are you responding to swine flu?

The White House recently put out a planning scenario that said more than half the US population could become ill with H1N1 swine flu in 2009-2010. They're urging students to stay home and businesses to plan on having fewer workers as the flu spreads. Others say the flu will be milder and much less disruptive than these estimates suggest. It's no surprise, then, that some people are preparing for the worst, while others aren't expecting flu to affect their lives at all.

NHPR's newsroom is tracking H1N1 and its effects in New Hampshire, and you can help. Is your workplace, school or business preparing for a potential flu outbreak, or is it not much of a concern? Will you get the vaccine if it's available? Why, or why not? Share your insights below.

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How has your town, workplace or school prepared for a flu outbreak, if at all? In your estimation, are they ready?

What preparations, if any, have you made for a flu pandemic or other large-scale disaster?

What are you (or people around you) doing differently as a result of the flu scare, if anything?

Would you get a swine flu vaccination if it were available to you? Why or why not?

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