USA Today - Americans are taking swine flu more seriously now than they did last spring, when the emerging pandemic began causing widespread illness and shuttering schools in several states, the latest USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows.

The poll of 1,007 adults Wednesday found that one in three people believe they or a family member probably will contract H1NI flu, up from one in five in May. Seventeen percent say they worried yesterday that they would get flu, up from 8% in June. Sixty-one percent now accept the government’s reckoning of swine flu’s risks, up 5% since May. A majority of people, 55%, say for the first time that they will get vaccinated, up 9%.

The risk groups for swine and seasonal influenza differ, research shows; more swine flu cases are concentrated among children and young people.

A Chicago Department of Public Health study of 1,557 cases of swine flu released Thursday by the CDC shows that children ages 5 to 14 had 14 times the infection rate of adults 60 and older.

The number of flu cases continues to increase - stay protected against the flu. Wash your keyboard along with your hands. Washable keyboards can tolerate being fully submerged in cleaning solution, or simply being sprayed with disinfectant. Get a sanitary keyboard to strengthen your hand washing efforts and help eliminate germs this flu season. WETKEYS has a great selection of washable keyboards and mice for any computer user. 

Americans are getting serious about swine flu

Bloomberg — Swine flu vaccines under development by drugmakers may not provide immunity until the last week of November, too late to hold off outbreaks triggered by infected students returning to schools in the U.S. and Europe.

Just 45 million of 195 million doses ordered for the U.S. will be delivered by mid-October, said health officials who lowered their estimates yesterday. The vaccine will probably require two shots given three weeks apart, and the body won’t produce antibodies for two additional weeks, according to an Aug. 7 report by the Department of Health and Human Services.

H1N1 has reached more than 170 countries and territories in the four months since being identified, the Geneva-based World Health Organization said.

Protection Priorities

Authorities want to ensure adequate supplies to protect health-care workers, pregnant women, people at risk of developing severe complications from flu and children, whose close contact in tightly packed schoolrooms and in other social settings makes them the biggest spreaders of the virus.

Part of the U.S. plan to vaccinate children is to encourage state and local health departments to set up school-based vaccine clinics. In the U.K., most shots will be given by family doctors and nurses who provide routine health care including seasonal flu shots, according to the Department of Health.

Schools that arrange in-house immunizations will face logistical hurdles, said Mel Riddile, the National Association of Secondary School Principals’ associate director for high school services in the U.S. Riddile, a former principal at a Fairfax County, Virginia, high school, said it typically took a month just for all 2,500 students to turn in their emergency medical information forms at the beginning of the school year.

Along with hand washing, washable keyboards are a great way to help stay protected against viruses, such as the flu. Since keyboards are the other thing you touch all day, being able to wash and disinfect them helps decrease harmful germ contamination. Get a washable keyboard at WETKEYS.com. 

Swine Flu Shots May Be Too Little, Too Late to Halt Outbreaks

WETKEYS “How to Clean” FAQ

 If you know how to wash your hands with soap and water, washing your keyboard can be just as easy. Please consult our

 WETKEYS.com offers many brands of computer accessories.Please refer to the specific product manufacturers’ information for details on how best to clean a particular item.  Always observe the preparation instructions and use of all cleaning fluids and wear the appropriate protective clothing, rubber gloves or safety glasses as necessary.

 Note:  In order to maintain sanitary conditions, your keyboard and mouse should be washed prior to initial use.  It is also important to wash a keyboard and mouse on a regularly scheduled interval appropriate for your use environment. 

 General Washing Instructions

         1.     Log out and turn OFF the POWER to your computer if your product is corded (not wireless).  Wireless units can be washed with batteries inside - be sure to disable the connection to the computer or accidental keystrokes may enter or delete important data.

         2.     Disconnect the Keyboard / Mouse. (If you are using a USB - PS/2 adapter, please remove it completely before cleaning.)

3.       It is important that before you wash a CORDED product you ensure that the USB Plug (connector) is safely away from the sink and remains dry.

4.       Clean the surface of the product by wiping, gently brushing, spraying or dipping it. DO NOT “SOAK” Units.  Use only rags, sponges or soft bristle brushes. DO NOT USE ANY BUFFING PADS, SCRUBBING PADS OR OTHER ABRASIVE CLEANERS.

DO NOT place the USB or PS/2 connector into the fluid.

5.       Either wipe with dry cloth or shake gently and allow to air dry.  Never hang a keyboard or mouse by its cord or damage to the watertight seal can occur.

6.       Reconnect the keyboard/mouse.

7.       Restart Computer.

 Best Practice Wash Procedure For Healthcare.

 Read more about how to clean your keyboard. 

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