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Swine Flu
Do you think it would be a good idea to catch Swine Flu now that its fairly mild so giving immunity for a more serious outbreak later?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8125191.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8125191.stm
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To be fair to the journalists, they are merely reporting what has been said by the British Medical Association expert Dr Richard Jarvis.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-119645 3/Parents-organising-swine-flu-parties-ensure- children-contract-virus-winter.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-119645 3/Parents-organising-swine-flu-parties-ensure- children-contract-virus-winter.html
But have they made even the slightest effort to determine if what he's told them is reliable?
Who he heard the report from for example?
Have they made any attempt to find someone who's participated in these alleged parties?
This is simply lazy journalism mindlessly reporting what someone's told them.
The Mail's similarly full of unsubstantiated rumour. Reporting what some people have posted on some site.
What next? "The Daily Mail has learnt from posters on a site called ChatterBank....."?
Who he heard the report from for example?
Have they made any attempt to find someone who's participated in these alleged parties?
This is simply lazy journalism mindlessly reporting what someone's told them.
The Mail's similarly full of unsubstantiated rumour. Reporting what some people have posted on some site.
What next? "The Daily Mail has learnt from posters on a site called ChatterBank....."?
jake
The US health department issued a warning about these on 7th May.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/A LeqM5i-VB_9IP5TEVmozh2Ua58D_6miqQ
As with most bad ideas, it has come from across the Atlantic.
Reporting that the health professionals are advising this is a bad idea, is not lazy journalism.
The US health department issued a warning about these on 7th May.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/A LeqM5i-VB_9IP5TEVmozh2Ua58D_6miqQ
As with most bad ideas, it has come from across the Atlantic.
Reporting that the health professionals are advising this is a bad idea, is not lazy journalism.
I have not plotted the graph of infections but the virus has initially affected just a few only 2 months ago to now affect more than 4000 in the UK and rising exponentially. Therefore those susceptible will highly likely be unable to avoid it during the next 6 months.
So whether you self induce the virus may make no difference in the final outcome. The advantage of early infection is of course the hotter climate and Winter flu is always worse.
So whether you self induce the virus may make no difference in the final outcome. The advantage of early infection is of course the hotter climate and Winter flu is always worse.
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As you say the lucky ones are probably those that contacted it in the first wave. If they were protected by the second wave they had a lot to be thankful for,
Is the thinking behind wanting to have a Swine Flu party no different from this scenario. If it mutates whether they have some resistance to the new strain is questionable.
Is the thinking behind wanting to have a Swine Flu party no different from this scenario. If it mutates whether they have some resistance to the new strain is questionable.
The virus might mutate between now and the winter - indeed, it would be suprising if it didn't - but having a prior exposure to a milder variant is still likely to confer some protection. One of the notable features of this particular pandemic is the age range of those most seriously effected - mostly young.
It is thought that this is because older folks have been exposed to a variant of this particular H1N1 which has offered them some protection this time around, but has been absent for the last 40-50 years or so.
For the same reason, a vaccine made to combat this particular version of H1N1 will be effective against any mutation, although not 100%.
So, on the surface, the idea of having a "swine flu party" now whilst it is thought mild has some attractions - The reasoning being that it will be useful like chicken pox parties were.
There has been a lot of anecdotal chatter on bulletin boards discussing holding this sort of party, so it is probably worth offering a warning against - principally because it will aid the spread of the virus,.'Flu (not common colds, which most people typically confuse with 'flu) has some serious effects which no one should wish on their kids, and can be fatal - so on balance, not a good idea.
It is thought that this is because older folks have been exposed to a variant of this particular H1N1 which has offered them some protection this time around, but has been absent for the last 40-50 years or so.
For the same reason, a vaccine made to combat this particular version of H1N1 will be effective against any mutation, although not 100%.
So, on the surface, the idea of having a "swine flu party" now whilst it is thought mild has some attractions - The reasoning being that it will be useful like chicken pox parties were.
There has been a lot of anecdotal chatter on bulletin boards discussing holding this sort of party, so it is probably worth offering a warning against - principally because it will aid the spread of the virus,.'Flu (not common colds, which most people typically confuse with 'flu) has some serious effects which no one should wish on their kids, and can be fatal - so on balance, not a good idea.
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