In a separate story, the AP reports on different plans among schools' response to swine flu worldwide. Though "[b]oth the U.S. and the United Kingdom say they will not close schools except under exceptional circumstances In France, however, officials may close schools if as few as three students have flu symptoms," the news service writes. " Keiji Fukuda, the WHO's flu chief, "said the U.N. health agency did not have any blanket recommendations on closing schools. He said countries could consider closing schools in the fall, but noted that children aren't the only ones to spread swine flu" (Cheng, 8/31).

In related news, Canadian bioethicists have appealed for the Canadian government to donate supplies to developing countries to help stop the spread of H1N1, Canwest News Service/Gazette reports (Greenaway, 8/30).   

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