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i know theyre only giving injections to high risk people but i thought they gave out tamiflu if they thought you had it cos our family friend had it and she had to take it for 2 weeks so did the rest of the family just in case. hope you get better soon :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bryan
Aw Bryan hope you get better soon. get plenty of rest fluids and homemade soup we will look after you even if the crappy NHS can't.
I was discussing the amount of cases with my sister and she was disturb on the amount of people not getting the drugs or vacination against swine flu. I wasn't as the figures are not different to dying from normal flu. maybe this is just my opinion but I think that they are holding off given Tamiflu and the vacination as it is away to reduce the world population. those who have died from it have all had underline problems, people who are dependant on longterm care. If a number of the elderlay and those with health problems preventing them from working die then the revenue that pays towards providing care is reduced.
I do see your point Kath and I don't think anyone will ever come out and say "we're holding back on Tamiflu in the hope people will die and ease the burden on healthcare, benefits, pensions, food supplies etc." Putting it like that makes it sound like a conspiracy theory :p
The UK has the world's largest stockpile of Tamiflu and Relenza, enough for 80% of the population. The virus can mutate though so when the second wave comes later in the year it is likely to be different and nobody will have any immunity to it. If we use all the antivirals up now there won't be any when things get much worse. The vaccine will only protect against the current strain.
Therefore, Tamiflu is likely to be rationed and those with very minor symptoms and no underlying medical conditions might not get it.
I agree. Also the reason nobody is getting the vaccine is that it isn't ready yet..
Preventing sick people from getting treated in order to reduce world population is against the whole ethos of the NHS surely...lol
Okay maybe my imagination is running a little wild, but over the last few days with watching the news people who have contracted Swine Flu are not been given Tamiflu. If there is to be a more serious outbreak come the autumn as predicted surely they should be speeding up the process of creating a vaccination and distrubuting it to those most vunerable so the symptoms won't be as severe as anticipated but they're not. It's only 5 weeks on Tuesday until the 1st September.
I know no-one is going to admit that they are trying to reduce the population but I'm just thinking of the bigger picture. There is a global recession, there is less people in work> less people paying taxes and pension contributions> ect yet those most vunreable to this diesase are the ones who rely on taxes and global spending to care for them, but with more people been made redundant everyday the resources are reducing. If a Government can save revenue then I think that would consider it not just the UK but other countries as well.
They are testing the vaccine on volunteers in Australia at the moment. Personally its worrying they aren't making the other vaccine, or not enough of it, for the normal flu virus. We may be protected against Swine Flu, but then we will get loads of people getting normal flu.
I have some symptoms :ninja: I'm hoping it's just a cold.
3 people have swine flu at my work place :(
Followed by 15 people on my floor off sick with symptoms getting worried I will get it too
I've been told by various medical peeps that the best thing you can do if you have flu, is to gooo to bed and take aspirin...
though I would take a bottle or five of covonia with me too.
Take a bottle of brandy and a jar of vic to bed.