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We've all heard the news about swine flu.  The good folks at the Centers for Disease Control tell us to expect it to come roaring back this fall from a rather tepid start last spring.  Here's our thoughts for the club regarding swine flu....

We care about the well-being of our athletes, coaches, and their families.   We're monitoring the pandemic here in Washington and thinking about the triggers that would cause us to cancel practices, games, and/or tournament participation.

In making decisions cancelling practices/games/tournaments, we'll respond to primary guidance from:

     a. the Washington Dept. of Health
         http://www.doh.wa.gov/panflu/default.htm

     b. the Seattle-King County Dept. of Health
         http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/preparedness/pandemicflu/swineflu.aspx

     c. our local school districts

     d. Washington Youth Soccer
          http://www.wsysa.com/

4. Secondary sources of information will be the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization.

We are monitoring these sources daily and will respond accordingly should community mitigation measures be directed by any of these organizations.  In the meantime, have a look at the CDC's Interim Guidance for Public Gatherings in Response to Human Infections with Novel Influenza A (H1N1)

Hope this helps.....  Stay healthy!