* Three of the 23 children tested had MRSA (multi-drug-resistant staph) infections.
Frieden noted that seasonal flu is just as deadly to children as is swine flu, and stressed the importance of kids getting seasonal flu vaccines.
He also noted that until H1N1 swine flu vaccine becomes available in mid-October — and until that vaccine has time to produce immunity to swine flu — parents should limit the spread of flu by keeping their kids home when they are sick and by teaching all children to wash their hands frequently and observe cough/sneeze etiquette.
