The notice was from the Board of Health:
As I said, it is recommended for anyone with a pre-existing condition such as asthma, other respiratory diseases, or any other condition or status that makes you more susceptible to the flu (old, kids, immunocompromised):
Board of Health writes:
Pregnant women
that make them more likely to get very sick with the flu or health conditions that make influenza more dangerous. These include asthma, diabetes, chronic heart and lung conditions, kidney failure, or a weakened immune system.
Health care workers who have direct contact with patients and cannot receive vaccine through their employers
The Board writes: “Most people with flu-like symptoms get better on their own,without
medical treatment. Like regular, seasonal flu, H1N1 influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory (lung)infection. It causes fever and a cough or sore throat that can last a week or more. Some people also get diarrhea and vomiting. H1N1 caused some severe illness last spring. But the great majority of infections did not cause complications or require any medical treatment.