The Winter issue of Sudbury Living, to be released the second week of November, features a story on HINI virus. Everyone is talking about it.

Whether you get a vaccine is up to you...I plan on getting HINI and regular flu vaccines when they are available.

The experts say that washing your hands is still a primary defence against flu infection.

A survey conducted by Harris/Decima found 89 percent of Canadians wash their hands to protect their family's health. However, 92 percent of women say they are more likely to wash their hands than men (85 percent).

Hand washing, when done correctly, is the single most effective way to prevent the spread of communicable diseases, and faced with the threat of H1N1, taking the proper precautions has never been more important.