1 million in Ireland may get swine flu

stiff kitten · 15-07-2009 09:24PM #1

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 · 15-07-2009 09:26PM

I'm definitely not going to get it.

My name is URL · 15-07-2009 09:26PM

Only a couple of thousand will die.

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

Aodan83 · 15-07-2009 09:27PM

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 · 15-07-2009 09:27PM

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 · 15-07-2009 09:28PM

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 · 15-07-2009 09:28PM

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.

15-07-2009 09:30PM

Junkies will be polished off when they get it

Alessandra · 15-07-2009 09:31PM

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 · 15-07-2009 09:31PM

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 · 15-07-2009 09:31PM

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 · 15-07-2009 09:32PM

I've some oinkment for that

Pighead · 15-07-2009 09:32PM

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 · 15-07-2009 09:33PM

this is really putting me off eating bacon and rashers

Alessandra · 15-07-2009 09:33PM

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 · 15-07-2009 09:34PM

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

jumpguy · 15-07-2009 09:34PM

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 · 15-07-2009 09:35PM

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 · 15-07-2009 09:36PM

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

dsmythy · 15-07-2009 09:37PM

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 · 15-07-2009 09:38PM

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 · 15-07-2009 09:40PM

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

stiff kitten · 15-07-2009 09:42PM

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

Pighead · 15-07-2009 09:48PM

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 · 15-07-2009 09:49PM

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 · 15-07-2009 09:50PM

*cough

stiff kitten · 15-07-2009 09:51PM

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 · 15-07-2009 09:53PM

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 · 15-07-2009 09:55PM

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 · 15-07-2009 09:55PM

deccurley wrote: »

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

MagicMarker · 15-07-2009 09:57PM

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.

1 million in Ireland may get swine flu

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