miss_s_b: Swine Flu

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miss_s_b) wrote,
@ 2009-04-27 07:35 am UTC

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Swine Flu

We're not actually going to be able to STOP swine flu, are we? Surely it would be better to LET it spread, get it over with, and then we would have herd immunity? Why are we prolonging the agony? It's not like the world isn't over-populated anyway...

Why yes, I AM feeling particularly grumpy today. I suspect it is something to do with having woken up at half past five in the frigging morning. Still, at least I have heard News Briefing and Farming Today for the first time ever.

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djm4
2009-04-27 10:38 am UTC (link)

If it ends up being just the disease that kills people, I agree. I fear that the numbers the disease will kill may be tiny compared to those killed by a mad scramble to hoard resources. And that will favour the rich, which is unfortunate, because the rich will hoard proportionately more resources than they need, making the shortage all the more acute.

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	no subject ginasketch.livejournal.com 2009-04-27 10:44 am UTC (link)
	No, makes sense. Admittedly I'll be stocking up after payday to be on the safe side. I'm not panicking yet, but I'd rather be cautious. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

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miss_s_b
2009-04-27 12:21 pm UTC (link)

I am so very glad I do not work at Morrisons any more. It was a massacre there whenever there was shit like this in the news.

Meanwhile, the media are causing a massive panic over something which has a roughly 1% chance of actually becoming a pandemic, and I'm tired of hyperbole. Hopefully the disease will take the journalists first.

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	no subject ginasketch.livejournal.com 2009-04-27 12:55 pm UTC (link)
	The worst one I've seen is in today's Metro. If you value your blood pressure don't read it. Just out of interest, where does the 1% stat come from? (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 1 comment) (Show 1 comment)

	no subject miss_s_b 2009-04-27 12:59 pm UTC (link)
	I read it at about 6.30 this morning and can't remember, but there was a quote from An Eminent Scientist... (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

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