Fort Gordon's Swine flu Cases

It’s a pandemic that has caused a global panic, and now the swine flu has found its way into the CSRA. The recent cases were confirmed by doctors at the Eisenhower Army Medical Center (EAMC), Wednesday night, At Fort Gordon.
Dr. Edward Boland, EAMC: “Of those eight cases, only two of them had a travel history like you would accept, according to the CDC.“
Doctor Edward Boland Is The Chief of Preventive Medicine on post. He says most of the patients got the flu from outside Fort Gordon.
Dr. Boland: “We know the flu is out in the community. That is were most of our folks were getting the H1N1 flu. They are members of the community, so they did not have a travel history, and we suspect that they are getting it here in Georgia.“
Dr. Boland says the patients got better and were released. He says, despite the widespread panic, many of them were not really concerned.
Dr. Boland: “The experience in the United States was not like it was in Mexico. Patients have sort of calmed down. At this point, it’s not the death threat that we thought it was going to be, in this country.“
Dr. Boland says, at this point, there are measures in place to make sure all their soldiers are safe and healthy before they leave the country.
Dr. boland: “You have to have your temperature taken to make sure you’re not running a fever, and you answer a questionnaire looking for flu-like symptoms. If you answer yes to any of those questions, you’re pulled to the side, then you don’t get to deploy until we know, for sure, that you are not sick.“
On friday, the Obama administration warned the states that swine flu promises to create a real mess this fall. The federal government called together health officials from every state to check their preparations for mass vaccinations, and how they’ll handle flu-riddled schools this fall.