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    Just pay no attention to the hype. Get your shots, and see a doctor at the first signs if you ...
 

Jul 6
2009

Posted by richard

So Paddy was relaying to me last night that a friend (or relative, can’t remember, he’s related to everyone) of his had contracted swine flu.

That means Paddy will have it in no time since he gets everything whether he actually does or not, and then if he actually does he’ll pass it to all of us at work.

Sincerely hope not. Desperately hope it’s not bad as flu tends to affect me badly.

Here’s hoping.

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    Check this out. They're determined to not get it. Likely a good idea, after SARS.
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    They have? ROTFL! I think that the North American flu may end up affecting them more widely than any other country ...
 

May 5
2009

Posted by richard

How many cases of real (normal) flu does the UK get a year? Maybe a few million a year? How many deaths? Perhaps a few thousand?

So why are the authorities and/or the media, making such a fuss over swine flu? The only country where people seem to be dying in larger than normal quantities, is Mexico, which isn’t exactly famed for its medical facilities.

Can we perhaps put things in perspective here? Can our media tone it down and maybe quote normal flu statistics at the same time as talking about swine flu? If they do seek to avoid panic, then governments should be instructing their media authorities to do the same.

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Apr 29
2009

Posted by richard

Why are the authorities continuing to call this pandemic ‘swine flu‘ when it apparently is not swine flu at all?

We should call it Mexican Flu, I mean the 50 million killed in 1918 were killed by Spanish Flu so it seems pretty straightforward!

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