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Hmmm, hot summer = hard ground for grave diggers
They use mini diggers now to dig graves why make it hard work with a shovel "Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag'em down to your level. It's cheaper".
1st May 2009 1:57 am
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This strain of flu would appear to give reduced severity of symptoms the further from Mexico the transmission point is. As of yesterday only one person had died outside of mexico and they contracted it in Mexico.
Who (and and dont think they do) knows how the strain will alter as it is transmitted.
Flue pandemic after WW1 killed 250,000, I think thousands die from normal flu each year as it is.
Agree it is government spin. If it goes like the 1918 flu no-one is prepared.“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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1st May 2009 2:50 am
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UNG wrote:
They use mini diggers now to dig graves why make it hard work with a shovel
why not just cremate the bodies that way it's only a small hole needed
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Its a ruse by the government! Think of all the IHT they will get - maybe enough to finance their borrowing!!!
I do feel that we aren't taking it seriously though. Yes seasonal flu kills a lot of people, but past pandemics have killed mainly fit and healthy people (this seems the case in Mexico too) I think it would have been sensible to quarantine those coming back from Mexico for a week in their homes rather than leave them walking round the country at will. But then lets face it this lot have never been good at dealing with viruses; you only have to look at foot & mouth.DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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1st May 2009 11:25 am
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Pelyma wrote:
I think it would have been sensible to quarantine those coming back from Mexico for a week in their homes rather than leave them walking round the country at will. But then lets face it this lot have never been good at dealing with viruses; you only have to look at foot & mouth.
does that mean we should be burning Mexicans in fields now
its the same as all viruses just the luck of the draw,hope no one going to Kielder has been to Mexico
I read that alchohol kills it,well my fridge will be full of beer.Its not the height of the fall but the sudden stop at the bottom that hurts!!
Your death figure is out by a very significant factor
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1st May 2009 11:44 am
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Not sure I said burning Mexicans anywhere but sensible precautions would be a good idea and a few thousand holiday makers confined to barracks for a week isn't overkill is it? Viruses are not luck of the draw they are about minimizing risk, be that HIV, F&M or indeed the Flu.DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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Why do you think they will require 'critical care' ...I can't find that statement anywhere
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1st May 2009 12:41 pm
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So in a worse case scenario it looks as though they will triage those requiring IC who may have flu and pre-existing conditions from which they may have perished anyway. That all sounds pretty normal TBH
IMO as they are dealing with unknowns it's surely not unreasonable for levels of equipment to meet general demand rather than your expectation of them meeting an exceptional circumstance...no?
Besides in the event of the worst coming to the worst...nice IC manufacturers should surely apply morals over profit and free loan any equipment for the duration
1st May 2009 3:23 pm
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The Irish Government has said they have vaccine stockpiles adequate to cover 50% of the population, which begs the question, who doesnt get it?
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1st May 2009 4:04 pm
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1st May 2009 4:28 pm
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Absolutely! The more the merrier I say A happy childhood ... is the worst possible preparation for life.
1st May 2009 5:22 pm
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We are all safe GB says we are in a good position to deal with it That's got to be the kiss of death DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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(and and dont think they do) knows how the strain will alter as it is transmitted.
g ar$e that there is no chance of infection from an airborne virus 
