1 million in Ireland may get swine flu

stiff kitten

25% of the Irish population could catch the influenza A (H1N1) swine flu virus this autumn and winter.

The virus is spreading fast across much of England and the total of those affected rose by 42% in the seven days up to last Sunday

Vaccine unlikely until October

i dont know about ye but im worried :eek:

Sir Molle

I'm definitely not going to get it.

My name is URL

Only a couple of thousand will die.

I hear Ebola is on its way too atm, that'll be fun

Aodan83

How many are likely to get normal flu? How many are likely to die from it? Its new, but I'm not sure its any more dangerous tbh.

Dartz

Just goes to show, we're a country of pigs.

And it's all just a styload of hype anyway, papers never refusing ink and all that. They stoke our fears and feed off of them. Same as always.

Raze_them_all

stiff kitten wrote: »

25% of the Irish population could catch the influenza A (H1N1) swine flu virus this autumn and winter.

The virus is spreading fast across much of England and the total of those affected rose by 42% in the seven days up to last Sunday

Vaccine unlikely until October

i dont know about ye but im worried :eek:

well if the vaccine will be out in october why would i worry bout it in winter?

nehpets5555

It effects everyone differently, some die,most dont but my cousin caught it, all she had was litterally a cough and temperature nothing else. Still had to take tamiflu though.

Junkies will be polished off when they get it

Alessandra

Like a normal flu it is only very dangerous to those in the at risk categories. There is no use trying to prevent it's spread at this stage. It's here and it's not going to leave!

dsmythy

1 million or more may get it but for a lot of them it will be just like a cold, and nothing else.

stiff kitten

Raze_them_all wrote: »

well if the vaccine will be out in october why would i worry bout it in winter?

AUTUMN and winter

omahaid

I've some oinkment for that

Pighead

stiff kitten wrote: »

25% of the Irish population could catch the influenza A (H1N1) swine flu virus this autumn and winter.

The virus is spreading fast across much of England and the total of those affected rose by 42% in the seven days up to last Sunday

Vaccine unlikely until October

i dont know about ye but im worried :eek:

Worry not stiff kitten! Worrying is pointless. Like a rocking chair. You can rock all evening long but it'll get you nowhere.

As Pighead's Grandad used to always say "If you treat every situation as a life and death matter, you'll die a lot of times"

stiff kitten

this is really putting me off eating bacon and rashers

Alessandra

rarnes1 wrote: »

Junkies will be polished off when they get it

I'm not a fan of junkies but that's a bit much.

3hn2givr7mx1sc

^^If the junkies thought they were gettin an injection they would be first in line:D

jumpguy

Never got the flu before. Not too bothered if I do, I'm young, healthy and fairly fit. It hasn't killed anyone healthy yet in Europe. I'd say if 100,000,000 got it it'd be a worst-case scenario.

brennaldo

some doctors say swine flu can even go away with a few days rest, if you catch it it doesnt mean you will die, oh and by the way there is already a successful vaccine but it wont be mass produced until september

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

They reckon 98% of cases will be mild, and that those most at risk are under 30's.

dsmythy

Alessandra wrote: »

I'm not a fan of junkies but that's a bit much.

True. In seriousness though, when it comes to vulnerable groups, drug addicts are most definitely in that category.

dsmythy

jumpguy wrote: »

Never got the flu before. Not too bothered if I do, I'm young, healthy and fairly fit. It hasn't killed anyone healthy yet in Europe. I'd say if 100,000,000 got it it'd be a worst-case scenario.

Killed three healthy people in England last week. Still a tiny number.

Some_Person

The hype and fear mongering of this Swine flu is ridiculous, I won't be taking any vaccines.

stiff kitten

we'll be all running to the doctor when we sneeze to get early detection!
he he

Pighead

stiff kitten wrote: »

we'll be all running to the doctor when we sneeze to get early detection!
he he

Alright pal, Pighead realises that he told you to stop worrying about our impending death but to be perfectly honest you've gone too far over the other side now. Cracking rubbish jokes isn't gonna help anybody. You've got to find a balance between worry and carefree. Think James Bond. Time and time again he saved the world from evil ruthless dictators yet he always done so with a cheeky quip and a smile on his face. Multitasking is what it's all about.

enniscorthy

deccurley wrote: »

They reckon 98% of cases will be mild, and that those most at risk are under 30's.

:D:D:D

ian_m

*cough

stiff kitten

Pighead wrote: »

Alright pal, Pighead realises that he told you to stop worrying about our impending death but to be perfectly honest you've gone too far over the other side now. Cracking rubbish jokes isn't gonna help anybody. You've got to find a balance between worry and carefree. Think James Bond. Time and time again he saved the world from evil ruthless dictators yet he always done so with a cheeky quip and a smile on his face.

my rubbish jokes r really funny...
at least you know what to call yourself pighead...

ScumLord

I met someone that supposedly had the swine flu, I was watching the lions test match in a pub in Rotterdam chatting to some south Africans when they casually mention they have/had swine flu.

I was fine though maybe all the alcohol and weed in my system protected me.

CutzEr

ScumLord wrote: »

I met someone that supposedly had the swine flu, I was watching the lions test match in a pub in Rotterdam chatting to some south Africans when they casually mention they have/had swine flu.

I was fine though maybe all the alcohol and weed in my system protected me.

Omg.. Where you the guy in the navy top?

foxinsox

deccurley wrote: »

They reckon 98% of cases will be mild, and that those most at risk are under 30's.

MagicMarker

jumpguy wrote: »

Never got the flu before. Not too bothered if I do, I'm young, healthy and fairly fit. It hasn't killed anyone healthy yet in Europe. I'd say if 100,000,000 got it it'd be a worst-case scenario.

Oh trust me, you'll be bothered if you get the flu (any flu). And yes, healthy people have died in Europe, just not a lot.

dsmythy

deccurley wrote: »

They reckon 98% of cases will be mild, and that those most at risk are under 30's.

enniscorthy wrote: »

:D:D:D

foxinsox wrote: »

I don't get it?

LeotheLion

jumpguy wrote: »

Never got the flu before. Not too bothered if I do, I'm young, healthy and fairly fit. It hasn't killed anyone healthy yet in Europe. I'd say if 100,000,000 got it it'd be a worst-case scenario.

YOU ARE F**KED!
if you never even got a normal flu,then this super duper flu will kick the sh*t out of you.

taidghbaby

ah i doubt it's anything to be worried about!

K4t

I hope it reaches Montrose.

And kills them all.

drunkmonkey

Up to date Mad Cow Disease has killed about 165 people in the UK and only about 4 in Ireland. It has a very long incubation period so we still haven't seen the true extent of how bad it's going to get.
Swine Flu seems pretty harmless in comparison, anyone else think were in for a rocky few years between the 2?
What's your plans when the shoite really starts to hit the fan?

DubMedic

It should be given to everyone in the public sector and those most vulnerable first, that will most likely reduce the spread of it by a big percentage.

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Pighead

stiff kitten wrote: »

my rubbish jokes r really funny...
at least you know what to call yourself pighead...

How can your rubbish jokes be really funny? That's like saying "My Mayo wife is really beautiful" or "My extremely loose kitten is really stiff" It's an impossibility. The sooner you realise that joke telling isn't your strongest talent, the sooner you can get on with the rest of your life and focus putting all your efforts into something that you excel at. Like bog snorkelling.

foxinsox

dsmythy wrote: »

I don't get it?

Aul' ones I reckon! :rolleyes:

dsmythy

foxinsox wrote: »

Aul' ones I reckon! :rolleyes:

So far the most badly affected age group has been 5-14 year olds. Older people are said to have better immunity because of past exposures to other flu pandemics.

foxinsox

dsmythy wrote: »

So far the most badly affected age group has been 5-14 year olds. Older people are said to have better immunity because of past exposures to other flu pandemics.

1918 - 1920 Spanish Flu Pandemic

1957 - 1958 Asian Flu Pandemic

1968 - 1969 Hong Kong Flu Pandemic

2009 - ? H1N1 Flu Pandemic

I'm not that old! :eek:

dsmythy

foxinsox wrote: »

1918 - 1920 Spanish Flu Pandemic

1957 - 1958 Asian Flu Pandemic

1968 - 1969 Hong Kong Flu Pandemic

2009 - ? H1N1 Flu Pandemic

I'm not that old! :eek:

Plenty are though. Sure they aren't out of the woods but they've almost got a better chance.

BaconZombie

It's only killing obese people not I don't give a sh!t.

D-A-V-E

id be more concerned about the search results of typing into google and youtube december 12 2012..thats something to be worried about!

jumpguy

MagicMarker wrote: »

Oh trust me, you'll be bothered if you get the flu (any flu). And yes, healthy people have died in Europe, just not a lot.

I know, I'm just not bothered about the threat of this one.

LeotheLion wrote: »

YOU ARE F**KED!
if you never even got a normal flu,then this super duper flu will kick the sh*t out of you.

Wha...?
*switchs on Sky News*
OH MA GAWD SKY NEWZ SAYS I'M GONNA DIE!!!!!!!!!

LeotheLion

DubMedic wrote: »

It should be given to everyone in the public sector(the city council workers) directly by injection.

DubMedic

LeotheLion wrote: »

It should be given to everyone in the public sector(the city council workers) directly by injection.

Public Sector work includes Public Healthcare workers too.

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LeotheLion

DubMedic wrote: »

Public Sector work includes Public Healthcare workers too.

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I'm suggesting the swine flu should be injected into the dublin city council workers,as they sit around scratching their hole all day.

I'm not talking about the vaccine sir/madam,
Oh dont you know it hasnt been proven to be safe yet?

DubMedic

LeotheLion wrote: »

I'm suggesting the swine flu should be injected into the dublin city council workers,as they sit around scratching their hole all day.

I'm not talking about the vaccine sir/madam,
Oh dont you know it hasnt been proven to be safe yet?

Believe it or not, but some DCC workers actually do work.

Yes, I am aware that it the vaccine has not been trialled on a mass scale.

What you are suggesting is injecting a potentially harmful virus into public sector workers , and have them absent from work while they are healing.

Thus making the streets dirtier than they already are.

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LeotheLion

DubMedic wrote: »

Believe it or not, but some DCC workers actually do work.

Yes, I am aware that it the vaccine has not been trialled on a mass scale.

What you are suggesting is injecting a potentially harmful injection of a virus into public sector workers , and have them absent from work while they are healing.

Thus making the streets dirtier than they already are.

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I think ya have the general jist there jeffery,
But as in making the streets dirtier,no the streets would remain the same as the corpo do feck all,plus the state will save money instead of paying them

phill106

DubMedic wrote: »

Believe it or not, but some

What you are suggesting is injecting a potentially harmful virus into public sector workers , and have them absent from work while they are healing.


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just the 100000 who dont actually do anywork....