In addition to shutting Boston Latin School, the Boston Public Health Commission says it is also closing the Winsor School, a private girls school on Pilgrim Road, for seven days starting tomorrow.
As at Latin, the cause is "unusually high levels of influenza-like illness in recent days." The commission says 34 students - out of 430 - were out sick today.
Boston Public Health Commission statement on Boston Latin and the Winsor School.
Ed. question: Given that the two schools are right in the Longwood Medical Area, are we soon going to hear about a hospital suffering an outbreak?
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Hospital outbreak
By Mike the Mad Bi...
Tue, 05/19/2009 - 5:35pm
Probably not. These are community-acquired. If there is a hospital outbreak it will likely come from a staff worker or patient, and there's no reason to think that the students at the schools or the hospital staff have strong links to either of these schools.