Adrienne
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I have more info on Swine flu. This is from a source I totally trust.
A meeting was called at this source's hospital for staff last week re swine flu. This is just the bits I can remember what I have been told.
The vacination is supposed to be ready by end of August but rumours have it that it is more like December! The most vulnerable will be vacinnated first, even before the medical people, then its the medical people then everyone else.
If you catch swine flu you will build up a resistence which is a good thing. This does not mean go and get swine flu but if you get it, then if you come into contact with it again you may not get it or it will not be as bad. This is just another strain of flu and is no worse than normal flu. Pandemic only means numbers ie amount of people getting it. This is purely because no-one has had it and so no antibodies yet in the body. This means that if you come into contact with anyone then you will get it (in theory). The people it seems to be targeting most is the 0 to 7 year olds probably due to the way they play ie closely etc. The risk gets lower as the older the person so the people who seem to be least at risk are the older people.
Tamiflu is ok ish but not brilliant but if it mutates may not be strong enough. It may not mutate though. More people die of normal flu or other strains than have of swine flu and continously but because it is a pandemic we are getting to hear about these people. We never hear about people that die from other types of flu.
If I remember anything else then I'll let you know but the message was, still no need to panic. I have been advised to contact my GP (yeh right) or it was suggested my hospital and ask will if J (and myself with asthma) will be called up when the vaccine is ready, will we be one of the first in line. Where do I go ie surgery and will I be contacted by whomever rather than me having to chase them.
A meeting was called at this source's hospital for staff last week re swine flu. This is just the bits I can remember what I have been told.
The vacination is supposed to be ready by end of August but rumours have it that it is more like December! The most vulnerable will be vacinnated first, even before the medical people, then its the medical people then everyone else.
If you catch swine flu you will build up a resistence which is a good thing. This does not mean go and get swine flu but if you get it, then if you come into contact with it again you may not get it or it will not be as bad. This is just another strain of flu and is no worse than normal flu. Pandemic only means numbers ie amount of people getting it. This is purely because no-one has had it and so no antibodies yet in the body. This means that if you come into contact with anyone then you will get it (in theory). The people it seems to be targeting most is the 0 to 7 year olds probably due to the way they play ie closely etc. The risk gets lower as the older the person so the people who seem to be least at risk are the older people.
Tamiflu is ok ish but not brilliant but if it mutates may not be strong enough. It may not mutate though. More people die of normal flu or other strains than have of swine flu and continously but because it is a pandemic we are getting to hear about these people. We never hear about people that die from other types of flu.
If I remember anything else then I'll let you know but the message was, still no need to panic. I have been advised to contact my GP (yeh right) or it was suggested my hospital and ask will if J (and myself with asthma) will be called up when the vaccine is ready, will we be one of the first in line. Where do I go ie surgery and will I be contacted by whomever rather than me having to chase them.
