the govt have enough vacine for 30 million doses
Looking that the population is around 58 million
Means that 28 million are going it alone
hhhhhmmmmmmmmm questions ?
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Swine Fever are we in for an epidemic ???
27th Apr 2009 - 6:32pm
Just been mentiond on the tv that the first case of swine fever has been confirmed
the govt have enough vacine for 30 million doses
Looking that the population is around 58 million
Means that 28 million are going it alone
hhhhhmmmmmmmmm questions ?
the govt have enough vacine for 30 million doses
Looking that the population is around 58 million
Means that 28 million are going it alone
hhhhhmmmmmmmmm questions ?
No
Newsspaper scaremongering again
Dave_Notts
Newsspaper scaremongering again
Dave_Notts
Dave__Notts wrote:
No
Newsspaper scaremongering again
Dave_Notts
No
Newsspaper scaremongering again
Dave_Notts
One case = epidemic?
Of course they're scaremongering 
As an asthmatic I'll get first dibs on any vaccine so I don't care 
Staggerlee_BB wrote:
As an asthmatic I'll get first dibs on any vaccine so I don't care
As an asthmatic I'll get first dibs on any vaccine so I don't care
Ooooohhhh good point - so will I
Sarah wrote:
On the news they say they are still testing in this country to check what it actually is.
On the news they say they are still testing in this country to check what it actually is.
2 cases have now been confirmed in Scotland. Still hardly an epidemic though
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20090427/tuk-british-swine-flu-cases-confirmed-6323e80.html
Sarah wrote:
Well if the newspapers have their way, those 2 confirmed cases, will be 20 cases by 9!!
Maybe even 200 to catch the morning news ????
Well if the newspapers have their way, those 2 confirmed cases, will be 20 cases by 9!!
Newspapers tell porkys.....never ???????????????????
steve.. I beleive everything I read......NOT
A complete load of old tosh.
I seem to remember the same being said about bird flu.
Do you all remember that one? Most will not as it came as quick as it went, the same as this will. All that scaremongering over that.
And people say about my " generalisations ".
I seem to remember the same being said about bird flu.
Do you all remember that one? Most will not as it came as quick as it went, the same as this will. All that scaremongering over that.
And people say about my " generalisations ".
Re: Swine Fever are we in for an epidemic ???
27th Apr 2009 - 10:22pm
travlinmanukok wrote:
Just been mentiond on the tv that the first case of swine fever has been confirmed
the govt have enough vacine for 30 million doses
Looking that the population is around 58 million
Means that 28 million are going it alone
hhhhhmmmmmmmmm questions ?
Just been mentiond on the tv that the first case of swine fever has been confirmed
the govt have enough vacine for 30 million doses
Looking that the population is around 58 million
Means that 28 million are going it alone
hhhhhmmmmmmmmm questions ?
two weeks ago I had to attend a meeting been arranged by our local authority on how we would deal with a flu pandemic if we were to have one so all I will say is that plans are been made on how to deal with it
The big difference between bird flu and swine fever is that there have been 149 deaths in Mexico up to now, and further confirmed cases in other countries. With the bird flu, the virus didn't seem able to transfer very easily between humans (although there were deaths from that as well) but this strain seems to have developed that ability quite well.
It remains to be seen whether this will be another scare story, but I don't think it does any harm to at least be wary and vigilant if you or friends/family are traveling to places such as Mexico where there have been deaths
It remains to be seen whether this will be another scare story, but I don't think it does any harm to at least be wary and vigilant if you or friends/family are traveling to places such as Mexico where there have been deaths
I'm off to asda tomorrow afternoon, be loads of pork chops on sale....mmmmmm glazed with honey and black pepper
swine flu
27th Apr 2009 - 10:39pm
Re: swine flu
27th Apr 2009 - 10:42pm
kaz_allen wrote:
the government and other authorties are taking the chance of a flu pandemic seriously and are putting plans in place to try and deal with it but i think time will tell whethher this is the pandemic or not
the government and other authorties are taking the chance of a flu pandemic seriously and are putting plans in place to try and deal with it but i think time will tell whethher this is the pandemic or not
And that's right and proper in my opinion. The government are kind of damned if they do and damned if they don't. It's all very well people saying "it's a complete load of old tosh", but if the government ignored the warnings and did nothing because bird flu amounted to nothing, I'm sure those same people would be up in arms that nobody was vaccinated
Re: swine flu
27th Apr 2009 - 10:52pm
Angel Chat wrote:
And that's right and proper in my opinion. The government are kind of damned if they do and damned if they don't. It's all very well people saying "it's a complete load of old tosh", but if the government ignored the warnings and did nothing because bird flu amounted to nothing, I'm sure those same people would be up in arms that nobody was vaccinated
kaz_allen wrote:
the government and other authorties are taking the chance of a flu pandemic seriously and are putting plans in place to try and deal with it but i think time will tell whethher this is the pandemic or not
the government and other authorties are taking the chance of a flu pandemic seriously and are putting plans in place to try and deal with it but i think time will tell whethher this is the pandemic or not
And that's right and proper in my opinion. The government are kind of damned if they do and damned if they don't. It's all very well people saying "it's a complete load of old tosh", but if the government ignored the warnings and did nothing because bird flu amounted to nothing, I'm sure those same people would be up in arms that nobody was vaccinated
But what vaccination?
Unfortunately the authorities will have to wait until the strain is identified then the antidote can be developed. Until then we have to take our chances.
Simple measures will help, thats why the wash your hands after sneezing is advertised on the telly. I.e. catch it, bin it and kill it.
We have had lots of influenza type pandemics this century........with the biggest in 1918-19. It is not new and there is nothing that we can do unless we stockpile an antidote for every possible strain......and cost wise this is impractical.
Dave_Notts
