A Fair Oaks School will be closed while authorities try to confirm or deny a potential case of swine flu.

California authorities say they’re responding rapidly to the spreading outbreak of swine flu.

Sacramento County's Public Health Officer, Dr. Glennah Trochet, says looming budget cuts could make responding to disease outbreaks more difficult. Trochet talks about if the county is equipped to deal with the virus.

There's communication problems between California authorities and local counties about the swine flu outbreak response. That's according to testimony at a Capitol hearing Thursday.

The Sacramento County Fair isn’t for another two weeks. But fair officials are already taking steps to ease fears about swine flu spreading from animals to humans.

Nurses and teachers are gearing up to keep students healthy as they go back to school. They’re worried about the swine flu or H1N1 virus. It surfaced in kids’ camps over the summer and is still circulating. That’s uncommon for a flu virus.

The federal government is now shipping out H1N1 vaccines and California is in line to get millions of doses. The director of the state Department of Public Health - Dr. Mark Horton - says the allotment should be more than enough.

H1N1 or swine flu vaccines are arriving in the Sacramento area. But polls show some people are reluctant to get them. One reason stems from fears that what happened with a vaccine in 1976 could happen again.

The Sacramento County Public Health Department will offer free H1N1 flu shots starting in mid-November.

Sacramento County Supervisors will discuss whether to call a state of emergency in response to the swine flu pandemic. This comes after a recommendation Monday from county health officials.

Health officials say low-income Latino immigrants haven’t been getting enough attention during the H1N1 pandemic. They’re considered a high risk group because they often lack health insurance, have high rates of chronic diseases and difficult jobs.

The flu shot clinic will be on Monday, but it's specifically for Sacramento County residents in the identified priority groups.

State Department of Public Health Director Mark Horton says Swine Flu cases have levelled off a little in California, but he says people still need to be careful especially if they plan to travel over Thanksgiving.

If you’ve had to wait to get your H1N1 flu shot…Sacramento County will hold its first swine flu clinic for all residents Monday at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center.

Yolo County has announced its first swine flu vaccine clinics. They start next Thursday in Woodland and run every other day for about a week.

Nationally the rate of swine flu infections is declining. But state health officials say California is still on high alert for the H1N1 flu virus. They estimate about twelve percent of Californians–or up to five million people—have had swine flu.

California health officials say infants are at much higher risk of severe complications from the H1N1 virus.

Seasonal flu rates are lower than usual this year and health officials say that’s because of the swine flu pandemic.