Longhorn Aquatics Long Course Kick Off was scheduled for May 1 - 3, 2009
this email just arrived:
Long Course Kick Off Cancelled
Importance: High
Dear TXLA Swimmers and Parents,
The Long Course Kick Off meet, scheduled for this weekend has been cancelled due to the increasing incidence of the N1H1 Virus and its apparently elevated prevalence, especially in the San Antonio area where many of our swimmers are coming from. We are working on rescheduling sometime in June. We will let you know as plans firm up.
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USMS SCY Nats is coming up here's the comment from
From Dowain Wright, Meet Director and physician. :
At this time, there is no indication that the USMS National Short Course Championships will be adversely affected by the Swine Flu outbreak. We will continue to closely monitor the situation and keep everyone informed. It appears that all transmission of the virus in the US is the result of close and prolonged contact with an infected individual. Community wide spread by casual contact has not occurred. However, we request that any swimmer having a upper respiratory illness stay at home.
Sincerely,
Dowain Wright, MD, PhD
Meet Director, UMSM SC Nationals
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a friend of mine asked
If Dowain is up to date on California's Governator's proclamations?
At some point soon USMS Nationals Officials & USMS need to make an official call.
What should they do?
Are folks over reacting?
USMS SCY Nats is coming up here's the comment from
From Dowain Wright, Meet Director and physician. :
At this time, there is no indication that the USMS National Short Course Championships will be adversely affected by the Swine Flu outbreak. We will continue to closely monitor the situation and keep everyone informed. It appears that all transmission of the virus in the US is the result of close and prolonged contact with an infected individual. Community wide spread by casual contact has not occurred. However, we request that any swimmer having a upper respiratory illness stay at home.
Sincerely,
Dowain Wright, MD, PhD
Meet Director, UMSM SC Nationals
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At some point soon USMS Nationals Officials & USMS need to make an official call.
Please read the first sentence of Dowain's statement. The organizing committee is planning on having the meet and the are working hard to be sure that it is very successful. The weather should be in the high 70's to mid 80's in an outdoor pool setting.
San Francisco City College on the advice of San Francisco DPH has said the following:
An updated clinician Health Alert was issued yesterday evening.
See: sfcdcp.org/healthalerts.html
We are continuing to treat swine flu as seasonal influenza.
We are monitoring the situation closely and will change recommendations as needed.
At this time, we are not recommending cancellation of events.
At this time, we are not recommending that anyone outside a health care setting wear masks.
At this time, we are not recommending that travelers returning from MX or others area with swine flu be quarantined or excluded from work or events.
As always, anyone with symptoms of the flu should stay home until their symptoms have resolved. . . .
-michael
Also the Championship Committee meet liaison
USMS SCY Nats is coming up here's the comment from
From Dowain Wright, Meet Director and physician. :
At this time, there is no indication that the USMS National Short Course Championships will be adversely affected by the Swine Flu outbreak. We will continue to closely monitor the situation and keep everyone informed. It appears that all transmission of the virus in the US is the result of close and prolonged contact with an infected individual. Community wide spread by casual contact has not occurred. However, we request that any swimmer having a upper respiratory illness stay at home.
Sincerely,
Dowain Wright, MD, PhD
Meet Director, UMSM SC Nationals
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At some point soon USMS Nationals Officials & USMS need to make an official call.
Please read the first sentence of Dowain's statement. The organizing committee is planning on having the meet and the are working hard to be sure that it is very successful. The weather should be in the high 70's to mid 80's in an outdoor pool setting.
San Francisco City College on the advice of San Francisco DPH has said the following:
An updated clinician Health Alert was issued yesterday evening.
See: sfcdcp.org/healthalerts.html
We are continuing to treat swine flu as seasonal influenza.
We are monitoring the situation closely and will change recommendations as needed.
At this time, we are not recommending cancellation of events.
At this time, we are not recommending that anyone outside a health care setting wear masks.
At this time, we are not recommending that travelers returning from MX or others area with swine flu be quarantined or excluded from work or events.
As always, anyone with symptoms of the flu should stay home until their symptoms have resolved. . . .
-michael
Also the Championship Committee meet liaison
