H1N1 Runs Rampant in Wisconsin

Few weeks ago, I had reported that Wisconsin had the first snow fall on Oct.12. This year, the winter came earlier, so is the flu season. Wisconsin not only has her regular flu, but also the swine flu or the H1N1 flu this year. The swine flu hit Wisconsin very hard. Several colleagues of mine had reported that their children got the swine flu and had to take care of the sick at home. The Wisconsin Public Radio had reported that one middle school at Green Bay District had to close the school because the school could not find enough 'substitute teachers' to help out sick teachers.

UW-Green Bay is prepared for the worst. The university is giving the authority to the chairs, managers, or directors the authority to send 'sick' employees home. The professors are given the authority to send 'sick' students home. Each professor is given a hand sanitizers to protect them from the flu infection.

Few days ago, I was at Kimberly-Clark Health Center and told about the university practice to send sick employees home. My colleague at Kimberly-Clark said that,

'I wish Kimberly-Clark does the same thing as the university to send sick employees home'.

'There is a difference" I said,

"Sick employees of Kimberly-Clark still get paid even they stay home; university professors wont get paid if they take sick leave and stay home."