Reply to: There's no stopping it !!

[Cyberman]

Seriously, if 100 million people died of this swine flu, the rising world population would more than make up the numbers in just over a year.

When you put it like that, it doesn't seem quite such a calamity (unless any of us pop off obviously).

That's alright then.

[OwlHoot]

Seriously, if 100 million people died of this swine flu, the rising world population would more than make up the numbers in just over a year.

When you put it like that, it doesn't seem quite such a calamity (unless any of us pop off obviously).

[OwlHoot]

.. If you're about to retire, hoard your money and don't have a wife then you're very likely to succumb.

That's Cybertory flipped then

(apart from the bit about the wife, possibly, unless it was a typo for "life")

[BrowneIssue]

People are being lulled into a false sense of security. This disease will kill very many more than normal and hospitals will not cope unless you vote Tory in which case they will make it go away because it is all New Liebour's fault.

Fixed that for you.

[tino]

Dont forget the chinese love to spit and gamble. Mix that in with swine flu and you're asking for trouble.

/racial stereotypcasting

[Pickle2]

But the flu has only reached China today. Let's wait and see but I think once it hits the poor people of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh it will be devastating. Then we can make a true judgement. It's too early to justify your complacency !!

Dont forget the chinese love to spit and gamble. Mix that in with swine flu and you're asking for trouble.

[Cyberman]

I have seen figure for normal flu of 250.000 to 500.000 globally per year. Makes this "global-media-panic-flu" seem pretty harmless.

But the flu has only reached China today. Let's wait and see but I think once it hits the poor people of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh it will be devastating. Then we can make a true judgement. It's too early to justify your complacency !!

[sunnysan]

Tube travel

If ever you needed proof that it's safe to walk the streets without a surgical mask (useless btw) then the alarm bell of doom being sounded by our resident whackjob always does the trick.

I saw some guy in the tube with a cycling mask. He was singing the old Spiderman song.

Upon reflection he may have been singing "Cyberman, cyberman" instead

[ThomasSoerensen]

Know how many people die in the UK every year of 'normal' flu?

I have seen figure for normal flu of 250.000 to 500.000 globally per year. Makes this "global-media-panic-flu" seem pretty harmless.

[Moscow Mule]

If ever you needed proof that it's safe to walk the streets without a surgical mask (useless btw) then the alarm bell of doom being sounded by our resident whackjob always does the trick.

[snaw]

People are being lulled into a false sense of security. This disease will kill very many more than normal and hospitals will not cope.

If ever you needed proof that it's safe to walk the streets without a surgical mask (useless btw) then the alarm bell of doom being sounded by our resident whackjob always does the trick.

[Cyberman]

People are being lulled into a false sense of security. This disease will kill very many more than normal and hospitals will not cope.

[sunnysan]

Not sure

This flu has the potential to be nasty, but then again any other flu virus can mutate into a killer.

WTF should we be scared of something we cannot predict,control or prevent.

BTW less than 50 people of the 159 (Economist) died from "Swine Flu", ergo 109 people died from "normal" flu. This is a fraction of the between 250000- 500000 people globally who will die of flu in any given year.

If you dont like living with the risk of dying of flu you can vote with your feet and move planets. You will at least have the added benefit of ensuring that you will never live under a Labour government again.

[snaw]

From a quick google, about 12000. From what I can see, if you are averagely healthy and have access to modern healthcare then you've got nothing to fear from the swine flu. If you're very young, very old or just infirm then you'll have the same chances as if you had normal flu.

If you're about to retire, hoard your money and don't have a wife then you're very likely to succumb.

Exactly.

THe 24 news cycle has been feeding the beast (Us) and we've swallowed it hook, line and sinker.

[Moscow Mule]

Know how many people die in the UK every year of 'normal' flu?

From a quick google, about 12000. From what I can see, if you are averagely healthy and have access to modern healthcare then you've got nothing to fear from the swine flu. If you're very young, very old or just infirm then you'll have the same chances as if you had normal flu.

If you're about to retire, hoard your money and don't have a wife then you're very likely to succumb.