Scott Swanson
Of The New Era
What if 40 percent of the population in Linn County were unable to leave their homes over a period of six to eight weeks?
That’s one of the issues county officials have to consider in preparing for the possibility of a flu pandemic, county Health Educator Ky Weatherford told local businesspeople at the monthly Breakfast Club hosted Thursday, Dec. 7, by the Sweet Home Economic Development Group.
Weatherford, who…