H1N1 virus - a concerned mothers' story
I have been asked to post this on behalf of a new member who is not yet familiar with the website.
Hello everyone,
as my son recently had a suspected case of H1N1, our nursery Apple Tree asked us to bring a paper from HMC Children's Emergency that he is not contageous any more. Ok, we all know that if he spent over two weeks out of nursery(by the way he's picked up the virus from two other children sent back home with high fever 4 days before),and completed Tamiflu precatious treatment, he was absolutely fine. But they asked us to bring a HMC medical certificate almost 4 hours after my son already spent in the nursery on the day he returned back to Apple tree! There is no certain regulations regarding prevention of spreading H1N1 virus in nurseries, there are no trained nurses and no pre-screening of children for any related symptoms BEFORE they enter their class. There is even no isolation area for those suspected having fever of cough! My son was kept in a household tiny 6x6 feet room which is used for cleaning, without it being necessary, but no other mother who's child was out of nursery due to a recent illness (including flu) was asked to bring the same paper from their hospital or local Paediatrician! Why? because parents not always saying the truth to management if their child was given Tamiflu or not- many dump their kids in nursery with cold and cough symptoms because they already paid a lot of money! Also there is no strict regulations regarding prevention of H1N1 in nurseries.
Dear parents, can anyone agree with our youngest children being exposed to the H1N1 threat dangerously more than any older school children? If you really think so, I feel pity for your children, as I know how bad my son was two weeks ago.
I urge decent parents to at least give seasonal flu vaccine to your children before going back to your nursery.It's your children, nobody elses, and nobody would care if your child gets sick (a nursery gets paid anyway!)
Thank you for reading this,
sincerely,
Katya
