Pandemic (Swine) Flu

[Derek]

Call me a cynic but

A scientist who advises the Government on swine flu is a paid director of a drugs firm making hundreds of millions of pounds from the pandemic.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ne-makers.html

Not a conflict of interest there at all.

[Russ]

This is incredible. One of the chavs near me just pronounced Hartlepool as 'Hartle Pool'. I'm loving this

[nffc]

The DM's inside reporting into the SF centre is quite an interesting read...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...l-hotline.html

It's still the Daily Mail though..to b read with emetic in hand...

If no one ever died from so called normal flu then i might be a bit alarmed by swine flu but the fact is peope die every year from ordinary flu and while that toll might sadly rise with swine flu this is not the massive thing some in the media would like us to all worry about. I am getting heartily sick and tired of the way the media is hyping this all up it's as if they want a panic and have people worrying that the worst is going to happen.

Also getting tired of the seemingly growing number of people that seem to be relishing the idea that many many people could die from this because it would validate some obsurd conspiracy theory they have. I don't know how damaging swine flu might end up being but what it has shown us so far is that a lot of people in this world are of the worst kind not the best kind that we need more of for anything to get better.

[Russ]

Originally Posted by nffc

The DM's inside reporting into the SF centre is quite an interesting read...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...l-hotline.html

Derek posted that the other day - some of it is right but most of it is rubbish.

[Pierre]

Just been listening to Jeremy Vine, as I suspected they're handing out Tamiflu like it's candy. Virtually anyone and everyone that applies for it, is getting it.

Even tourists, and illegal immigrants visiting this country can get it - Free.

More money into the bottomless pit we call the NHS

[Russ]

Originally Posted by Pierre

Just been listening to Jeremy Vine, as I suspected they're handing out Tamiflu like it's candy. Virtually anyone and everyone that applies for it, is getting it.

Even tourists, and illegal immigrants visiting this country can get it - Free.

More money into the bottomless pit we call the NHS

When the helpline was set up last week it was assumed we'd get people cheating the system in order to get treatment.

[Dai]

Call me a cynic if you wish, but every time the media come up with one of these panic stories my first thought is "What are they trying to hide?"

These ridiculous PR & media-generated issues are often trying to divert attention from real issues that certain people would prefer that we ignored.

[Derek]

I'm just waiting for the inevitable report into the use of Tamiflu and the helpline in a few months time coming out with a recommendation everyone is issued with ID cards to stop people picking up multiple batches of Tamiflu.

Tamiflu is costing us a bomb and it shouldn't be given out willy nilly like it is sorry but this is turning into a joke.

There are already cases of Tamiflu resistant swine flu I can see it being useless sooner rather than later

[lauzjp]

hello. For some reason I decided to pop in the newsagents on my way to work at the supermarket this evening, and do the online test.

I have been feeling depressed & unwell generally since the weekend; little coughs now & again, a few sneezes, but mainly aching joints & limbs, light-headed... past couple of days had hideous headache, & felt sick a lot. I hate being sick & will do anything to avoid it, so just tried to ignore it. Then today, I had explosions in the bathroom, from the other end. I didn't think much of this until just before I was due to go to work, and I looked in the loo and thought cos it was just so gross! That prompted me to do the test. I'd been thinking for a few days 'I think I've got the symptoms' but I really wasn't expecting to do the test for it to suddenly appear after a few questions - your reference no. is.. I kinda froze and freaked out a bit. I thought it would say take some paracetemol.


I don't feel like I've got a cold. Though hubby says I do feel hot, & I feel cold.

I can't believe I'm posting this, but I'm hoping it might be useful to know what my symptoms were and how 'different' it is for each person..

[Russ]

If you call up the helpline I guarantee you'll be authorised the antiviral treatment.

[lauzjp]

hubby has literally just arrived with it