Nobody knows how bad it can get. But hospitals and public health officials have no choice but to look at the worst-case scenario, when it comes to the H1N1 virus.
We're LIVE at Mt. Sinai hospital - the latest Chicagoland hospial to impose temporary restrictions on visitation for children and teens under the age of 18. It's one of many measures that hospitals are taking to try and slow the spread of the swine flu.
In today's Chicago Tribune, the newspaper takes a sobering look at what we could be dealing with in a so-called "worst-case" scenario for the Swine Flu. Doctors say if 35% of the U-S population gets the H!N! virus, close to 60,000 might require hositalization in Illinois. That's a whopping 75% of the state's available hospital beds. It's a little bit scary to think about, as we struggle to find vaccines for our children and vulnerable loved-ones.
But when it comes to dealing with this potent pandemic, it pays to prepare for the worst - and hope for the best.
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