Whatever happened to swineflu?

MagicMarker

Seriously, a few weeks ago I was sick, everyone I knew was sick. Now everyone is grand, haven't heard about it on the news in a while.

Is there a new 'thing' I don't know about?

spoofilyj

No doubt the media are focusing on some other thing that they feel will stir up hysteria better at the moment. Dont worry I'm sure when no other news presents its self Swine flu will be back and wreaking apparent havok with the world once again....

funk-you

MagicMarker wrote: »

Seriously, a few weeks ago I was sick, everyone I knew was sick. Now everyone is grand, haven't heard about it on the news in a while.

Is there a new 'thing' I don't know about?

SARS and birdflu teamed up and ate it.

-Funk

Long Onion

YEs, yes there is. It is called the "if you post another thread about the fookin swine flu, or discuss it in public anymore you will be pulled from your bed in the middle of the night and smaked across the face with a sock filled with sh1te" thing.

Please go away with the swine flu thing.


Please?

Please?

Please?


(no insult intended OP - just sick of the swine flu malarky)

Biggins

The WHO (World Health Org') is quietly awaiting for it to resurge in the winter months it seems according to more trustworthy reports.

Rujib1

Good question.

I phoned the swineflu hotline this morning. All I got was crackling:rolleyes:

r1

Turtwig

MagicMarker wrote: »

Seriously, a few weeks ago I was sick, everyone I knew was sick. Now everyone is grand, haven't heard about it on the news in a while.

Is there a new 'thing' I don't know about?

Swine will come and go in waves.
/thread.

Latchy

Well we have the winter to come and many people will come down with ordinary flu and think it's the swiney version .

angel01

Its pretty bad in England and has struck in my workplace

Fringe

I got my registration pack from Trinity and the first letter in it basically says if you have swine flu, don't come in.

Latchy

angel01 wrote: »

Its pretty bad in England and has struck in my workplace

I also know of several people here in England who got it and after taking a dose of Tamiflu have recovered ok .They stayed bedridden /in their rooms for the whole period .

mikom

MagicMarker wrote: »

Whatever happened to swineflu?

Swineflu..........Twas nuttin' but a joke flu.

DanGerMus

pigs will soar in the sky before i believe a swine flu. It's all a hoax.

Mal-Adjusted

MagicMarker wrote: »

Seriously, a few weeks ago I was sick, everyone I knew was sick. Now everyone is grand, haven't heard about it on the news in a while.

Is there a new 'thing' I don't know about?

it's gone the way of Bird flu. remember when that was the superbug that would kill us all?

Kintarō Hattori

DanGerMus wrote: »

pigs will soar in the sky before i believe a swine flu. It's all a hoax.

Bad bad bad..... but good all the same.

My name is URL

Scary graphic time - http://www.healthmap.org/swineflu/

It's reached Madagascar, we're doomed

eman66

All the little swine floos are biding their time. Quietly. Watching, waiting. Sussing out the best door handles, bannisters, taps, food surfaces of the county's, now quiet, but soon to be teeming, schools. The little floos are very excited. They know it's going to be soon. Very soon. The little summer floos, they was just pussies. Wait till they get a loada me.

muboop1

My name is URL wrote: »

Scary graphic time - http://www.healthmap.org/swineflu/

It's reached Madagascar, we're doomed

pandemic 2??

skelliser

give it till the 3rd/4th week in september, then you'll hear alot about swine flu

Biggins

My name is URL wrote: »

Scary graphic time - http://www.healthmap.org/swineflu/

It's reached Madagascar, we're doomed

Those poor cartoon animals - there goes the further sequels!

spoofilyj

spoofilyj wrote: »

No doubt the media are focusing on some other thing that they feel will stir up hysteria better at the moment. Dont worry I'm sure when no other news presents its self Swine flu will be back and wreaking apparent havok with the world once again....

Yeah, when the whole thing about the viaduct in Malahide blows over then swine flu will rear its head again I'm sure.

Mrmoe

Rujib1 wrote: »

Good question.

I phoned the swineflu hotline this morning. All I got was crackling:rolleyes:

r1

tut, tut, tut ...........;)sigh

Latchy

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rujib1

I phoned the swineflu hotline this morning. All I got was crackling

Wait till the non English speaking people start manning the phones ...oh wait they already are

Run_to_da_hills

The Swine flu topic is not dead, its just kept hush until the Lisbon referendum. If it gets sanctioned we will all be forced to take the Jab. :eek:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZkSSURCm3FI/SpJpV15FvoI/AAAAAAAADDg/aRgGe0klHXM/s1600-h/Mix_(D).jpg

seamus

That's a complete lie.

At least you're consistent RTDH.

I don't think it's dead, I've heard reports on it every day.

It's just not as fun to report anymore because we're not having to wheel our dead in wheelbarrows to the local dump.

Latchy

Swine flu has not gone away ,it's just the hysteria has died down for now but will raise up again coming into the winter months .That's when I make sure sky news is OFF .

Run_to_da_hills

You will find plenty of daily coverage on the Swine Flu subject most of the alternative news sites.

http://www.bild.de/BILD/news/bild-english/world-news/2009/08/07/swine-flu-health-expert-warning/does-virus-vaccine-increase-risk-of-cancer.html

http://birdflu666.wordpress.com/2009/07/30/plans-for-vaccine-bracelets-to-be-forced-on-people-at-road-blocks/

http://dotconnectoruk.blogspot.com/2009/07/university-of-alabama-implements.html

Turtwig

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

You will find plenty of daily coverage on the Swine Flu subject most of the alternative news sites.

http://www.bild.de/BILD/news/bild-english/world-news/2009/08/07/swine-flu-health-expert-warning/does-virus-vaccine-increase-risk-of-cancer.html

http://birdflu666.wordpress.com/2009/07/30/plans-for-vaccine-bracelets-to-be-forced-on-people-at-road-blocks/

http://dotconnectoruk.blogspot.com/2009/07/university-of-alabama-implements.html

Garbage!:mad:

Run_to_da_hills

Malty_T wrote: »

Garbage!:mad:

I woldn't dismiss them totally, it has already been revealed that the jab is linked to the deadly nerve disease called "Guillain-Barre Syndrome"

The letter from the Health Protection Agency, the official body that oversees public health, has been leaked to The Mail on Sunday, leading to demands to know why the information has not been given to the public before the vaccination of millions of people, including children, begins.

It tells the neurologists that they must be alert for an increase in a brain disorder called Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), which could be triggered by the Swine Flu vaccine.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1206807/Swine-flu-jab-link-killer-nerve-disease-Leaked-letter-reveals-concern-neurologists-25-deaths-America.html

Long Onion

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

...The Mail on Sunday...

FAIL

Run_to_da_hills

Long Onion wrote: »

FAIL

PASS

"Doctors have been put on alert for cases of a nerve disease following the introduction of a vaccine for swine flu, it has emerged.

Health chiefs said there was an increased risk of developing Guillain-Barre syndrome after a flu-like illness, but stressed there was no evidence linking it to the vaccination".


http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/display.var.2527128.0.fears_about_safety_of_the_swine_flu_vaccine.php

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hUB4EyHm4FJEaTz2LzjY9skDOmmA

seamus

Sorry RTDH, but that's a complete fail. Neither link provides any evidence of such a link between the jab and that disorder.

The nerve syndrome is a rare disorder which occurs shortly after an individual has contracted a bacterial or viral infection.

Since most vaccines involve injecting people with a weakened form of the virus/bacterium (or a close relative), then it quite logically follows that a certain small amount of people will develop complications after immunisation.

It's a hell of a lot more desirable than the alternative of non-immunisation.

Run_to_da_hills

seamus wrote: »

Sorry RTDH, but that's a complete fail. Neither link provides any evidence of such a link between the jab and that disorder.

The nerve syndrome is a rare disorder which occurs shortly after an individual has contracted a bacterial or viral infection.

Since most vaccines involve injecting people with a weakened form of the virus/bacterium (or a close relative), then it quite logically follows that a certain small amount of people will develop complications after immunisation.

It's a hell of a lot more desirable than the alternative of non-immunisation.

I would sooner do without being jabbed. how many have died of it compaired to contacting the common flu. :rolleyes:

PhysiologyRocks

I have a cold.

seamus

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

I would sooner do without being jabbed. how many have died of it compaired to contacting the common flu. :rolleyes:

It's a numbers game.

Typically, about 1 in a million contract Guillain-Barre syndrome from seasonal vaccinations, whereas 20 in 100,000 die from seasonal influenza. Of those who contract Guillain-Barre, the upper limit of the death rate is about 3%, but in the interests of fairness the "permanently disabled" (including "death") rate is about 20%.

So to compare the figures, without the vaccination, your chances of dying from influenza this year is 0.0002%
If you get vaccinated, the odds of that resulting in a severe disability or death is 0.0000002%

Yes, those numbers look silly, but in actual fact what they mean is that if you don't get immunised, you are 1,000 times more likely to die then if you do.

That's the simple fact of the situation. If you take the actual death rate of Guillain-Barre, then that changes the figures tenfold, i.e. non-immunised people are 10,000 times more likely to die than immunised people.

Parsley

I'm just recovered from it!

skelliser

Swine flu has jumped to birds opening a new chapter in the global epidemic, scientists said today.

Chile’s health ministry confirmed that turkeys caught the virus from people at two farms outside the city of Valparaiso.

Authorities ordered a complete quarantine today and alerted the World Health Organisation.

Some illness was suspected at the farms owned by the Sopraval company after egg production dropped this month.

Samples were taken and confirmed yesterday to be the same influenza virus now circulating in humans around the world – a mixture of human, pig and bird genes.

But a United Nations animal health expert said the infected turkeys have suffered only mild effects, lowering the potential danger – and agreed with the government that Chile’s turkey meat remains safe to eat.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/new-concern-as-swine-flu-jumps-to-birds-423457.html

gone away no, jumped into birds yes!!
this is bad

Turtwig

skelliser wrote: »

Swine flu has jumped to birds opening a new chapter in the global epidemic, scientists said today.

Chile’s health ministry confirmed that turkeys caught the virus from people at two farms outside the city of Valparaiso.

Authorities ordered a complete quarantine today and alerted the World Health Organisation.

Some illness was suspected at the farms owned by the Sopraval company after egg production dropped this month.

Samples were taken and confirmed yesterday to be the same influenza virus now circulating in humans around the world – a mixture of human, pig and bird genes.

But a United Nations animal health expert said the infected turkeys have suffered only mild effects, lowering the potential danger – and agreed with the government that Chile’s turkey meat remains safe to eat.

Teensy possibility but probably just as likely as your worst case scenario one

http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/new-concern-as-swine-flu-jumps-to-birds-423457.html

gone away no, jumped into birds yes!!
this is bad

Be optimistic!

As I said before on another thread there is always the possibilty that swine flu will replace the avian H5N1 flu in birds and hence make the world a far safer place

Teensy possibilty but probably just as likely as your worst case scenario one:)

Run_to_da_hills

THE new swine flu vaccine *contains a deadly brain toxin linked to autism, Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis".

Mercury, a vaccine preservative, was withdrawn from childhood jabs five years ago after evidence linked it to brain damage :eek:

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/122228/Gulf-War-toxins-in-swine-flu-vaccine

My name is URL

Wow such sensationalism..

The only thing that matters is that the companies making the vaccine have been granted legal immunity if anything goes wrong.

That doesn't need to be sensationalised =p

Run_to_da_hills

My name is URL wrote: »

Wow such sensationalism..

The only thing that matters is that the companies making the vaccine have been granted legal immunity if anything goes wrong.

They have learned their lessons from Thalidomide.

Run_to_da_hills

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

THE new swine flu vaccine *contains a deadly brain toxin linked to autism, Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis".

Mercury, a vaccine preservative, was withdrawn from childhood jabs five years ago after evidence linked it to brain damage :eek:

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/122228/Gulf-War-toxins-in-swine-flu-vaccine

The MMR was rumoured to be linked to autism (which was later debunked) but look at the fallout from that. We've had measles epidemics again. I don't believe everything I read in the media

jumpguy

Just confirmed I had swine flu. Wow, that was pretty underwhelming. The worst bit was the fever and headache but a good dose of paracetamol and that wasn't too bad. The sick-e-ness peaked on Tuesday, I was better by Saturday, everything was gone by Sunday.
Screw that, I'm not taking any vaccine. I already had the real thing.

KTRIC

I have it and I brought it into work so I can spread it

Just spent lunch time licking peoples phones.