Governor Rell Participates in NIH Conference on H1N1 Influenza Outbreak Plans For The Fall

Governor M. Jodi Rell today joined the Governors of Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Vermont and Wisconsin and members of the Obama Administration for a teleconference to discuss the novel H1N1 influenza outbreak and planning for the fall “flu season.”

Governor Rell also announced today that the state Department of Public Health and Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security will be holding a meeting July 22 for all school superintendents in the state to discuss how to handle potential outbreaks of H1N1 and other illnesses this fall. The meeting will be held at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven.