CDC: Schools can reopen despite flu

Published May 5, 2009 4:00am ET



The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after weeks of hysterical coverage on the swine flu, on Tuesday encouraged schools and businesses to reopen after deciding that the virus isn’t as dangerous as once thought.

Back to school
Schools reopening in the area:» Rockville High School » Vansville Elementary (Beltsville)» University Park Elementary (Hyattsville)» Montpelier Elementary (Laurel)
Still closed:» Our Lady of Victory (D.C.)

About 500 schools had been shuttered around the country, four of them in Washington’s Maryland suburbs and one in the District.

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