My dad and I worked together to make a presentation for middle school kids about swine flu
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A Mid-South physician got up close and personal with the H1N1 swine flu virus. At least he pretended to. He gave some middle school students a lesson on how fast the virus spreads. It’s a lesson the students say they had fun learning.
Doctor Manoj Jain is a father himself. He has the same fears as most parents, when it comes to H1N1 swine flu. After talking to his 8th grader, the father/daughter duet pulled together a performance sure to teach students the ins and outs of the contagious flu.
Doctor Jain traded his hospital scrubs for a shirt and tie presentation.
From the stage, Jain told students “right now, I think we’re about 8 to 10 percent have had it, gotten over it, and gotten better, it’s a lot of people.”
The Infectious Disease specialist is giving middle school students a lesson in swine flu.
“We can make a difference in their thinking at this young age because they’re inquisitive, they want to know the facts,” says Jain.
Students welcomed the doctor’s dynamic, interactive performance.
Bailey Morris, a 7th grade student, says “I liked how he didn’t just stand behind the podium.”
Jain used students to act as carriers, and stickers to represent the virus and explain how quickly the virus spreads. That fact was news to some students.
Hugh Fisher, a 5th grade student, says “it spreads super quickly; I used to think it spread 1 or 2 times every day, but it spreads a lot of times every day.”
During the activity, Jain asks “how many people are infected in each class?”
Doctor Jain told students about the vaccine, and how it keeps the virus from quickly spreading.
Sabrina Bitar, a 6th grade student, says “I didn’t know there was a limited amount of vaccine; I thought there would be enough for every person.”
Early next week, students at Lausanne Collegiate School will have the opportunity to receive the H1N1 vaccine.
“(Do you think you will get the swine flu vaccine?) Yes, definitely,” answers Bitar.
Some students are convinced it’s the best protection, but until then, they will remember Doctor Jain’s presentation and spread the word to their families.
“I’m definitely going to tell them to wash their hands a lot because I don’t want them to get sick,” says Morris.
Doctor Jain told students while it’s hard to know how many people have had swine flu so far, he thinks about 40% of Americans will have had it by the end of flu season.
Below is a video link.
http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/727/1167336?cpt=8&title=pavoldi_broadcast_local&wpid=311
Source : Fox news