well its not defo arriving, but the NHS is preparing a bit more this year.
I used to live in a dorm with 600 nurses......they could never prepare enough. Scared the crap out of me after seeing what those nurses got upto. Never goto Trafford Hospital.
I used to live in a dorm with 600 nurses......they could never prepare enough. Scared the crap out of me after seeing what those nurses got upto. Never goto Trafford Hospital.
we are suppose to go on a half day course to get us learnt what to do, but they are really depressing, they go on about corpse storage. i'll never look at an iceland truck again.
Pfff, on its way to the UK only now?
We've had it for at least 2 weeks in NL already. And since I've been home this week due to it, I can tell it's a nasty one.
Pfff, on its way to the UK only now?
We've had it for at least 2 weeks in NL already. And since I've been home this week due to it, I can tell it's a nasty one.
it's karingal and death i worry for, the elderly are the most vunerable.
I always think you can tell how bad an infection/ a brand it is by how bad it tastes, the more mankin' the worse.
Anyone ever had a flu jab? I had one about 10 years ago and it made me bad, it's probably bollocks but I swear it gave me an infection, a lot of old folks swear the same and never go again, but it probably is bollocks/impossible.
I always think you can tell how bad an infection/ a brand it is by how bad it tastes, the more mankin' the worse.
Anyone ever had a flu jab? I had one about 10 years ago and it made me bad, it's probably bollocks but I swear it gave me an infection, a lot of old folks swear the same and never go again, but it probably is bollocks/impossible.
yeah we get one every year, in fact i'm booked in for my jab on the 17th. sometimes i get a little ill and sometimes i'm fine. it does happen, but you'd rather have what the jab gives you than the full blown virus.
I wasn't sure if it was possible, I got the worst one I ever had immedietely after having one and it took 10 months to shift (4 courses of antibiotics and 3 or 4 courses of steroids). Doctor was sick of me by the end cos it just wouldn't shift. In the end a mate advised me to take some speed and try and burn it out my system, which worked, did't like taking speed though, euurgh.
Still do wonder though if it was from the jab, or just really fluky timing, no way in hell I'd ever go back for a second. Should stop sharing tabs and dope implements with folks really.
My workplace offers us one each year. I usually take it up 'cos the flu is a very unpleasant illness (not a bad cold like most people say when they've "had the flu".) And it can, and will, kill older/weaker people. Not nice.
The virus they inject you with is dead. It wont give you the flu. Or a cold. What it can do though, is temporarily weaken your immune system while your body "fights" the injection, so you might pick something else up. So some weaker/vulnerable people associate the two. So best to drink up the OJ and get your sleep in for the few days afterwards. :wink:
Nor will the jab prevent you from getting ill. It just significantly reduces the severity of the illness.
I wasn't sure if it was possible, I got the worst one I ever had immedietely after having one and it took 10 months to shift (4 courses of antibiotics and 3 or 4 courses of steroids). Doctor was sick of me by the end cos it just wouldn't shift. In the end a mate advised me to take some speed and try and burn it out my system, which worked, did't like taking speed though, euurgh.
Still do wonder though if it was from the jab, or just really fluky timing, no way in hell I'd ever go back for a second. Should stop sharing tabs and dope implements with folks really.
The flu jab actually consists of various strains that they 'think' will be prevalent that year. You CAN develop flu from the jab but its only a very small % of people who do.
Reason is doesn't seem to work very well some years is because they miss the strain that does the damage out of the cocktail.
The flu jab actually consists of various strains that they 'think' will be prevalent that year. You CAN develop flu from the jab but its only a very small % of people who do.
Reason is doesn't seem to work very well some years is because they miss the strain that does the damage out of the cocktail.
I didn't know about the various strains being contained, although I did hear that they take a virus, and weaken it so it's still there, but weak enough that your body should be able to get to know/recognise it and then destroy it.
@ Winston, that's terrible, 48 is still young nowadays, no age at all.
Anyway when I saw the title of this thread I was surprised it was Mile who posted it. I was thinking CD's at it again, but no it was Mile.
You don't honestly think any of Cornish-plop's posts would ever be based on actual facts, do you? The essence of every good conspiracy theory is unprovable rumours and tales, usually originating from "a guy I know who knows someone else who heard it from some drugged-up old person that's one step away from being in a psychiatric hospital" or a disreputable website that claims everything it publishes "is 100% true", and accordingly gathers its information from the sources I just mentioned. :lol:
You don't honestly think any of Cornish-plop's posts would ever be based on actual facts, do you? The essence of every good conspiracy theory is unprovable rumours and tales, usually originating from "a guy I know who knows someone else who heard it from some drugged-up old person that's one step away from being in a psychiatric hospital" or a disreputable website that claims everything it publishes "is 100% true", and accordingly gathers its information from the sources I just mentioned. :lol:
Necros.
He could have read it in the Fortean Times or the Weekly World News :lol:
Although there is an argument that if we want to save more old people we should vaccinate all children with the flu vaccine..as they are the little burgers who tend to spread the stuff.
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In other news, remember the fears that bird flu might mutate and transfer to humans? Well, it already has (apparently).
Already had four chest infestions in the last 10 weeks, third one nearly took me out :(
Has been for a while, several people died of it over here last year.
EDIT: errr or was that West Nile Virus....umm one of those anyway!
Avian flu
Foot and mouth disease
Necrotising Fasciitis
RUN!!!!!
I used to live in a dorm with 600 nurses......they could never prepare enough. Scared the crap out of me after seeing what those nurses got upto. Never goto Trafford Hospital.
You mean they're hiring a third doctor?
we are suppose to go on a half day course to get us learnt what to do, but they are really depressing, they go on about corpse storage. i'll never look at an iceland truck again.
*sneezes over this thread*
We've had it for at least 2 weeks in NL already. And since I've been home this week due to it, I can tell it's a nasty one.
it's karingal and death i worry for, the elderly are the most vunerable.
Anyone ever had a flu jab? I had one about 10 years ago and it made me bad, it's probably bollocks but I swear it gave me an infection, a lot of old folks swear the same and never go again, but it probably is bollocks/impossible.
yeah we get one every year, in fact i'm booked in for my jab on the 17th. sometimes i get a little ill and sometimes i'm fine. it does happen, but you'd rather have what the jab gives you than the full blown virus.
Still do wonder though if it was from the jab, or just really fluky timing, no way in hell I'd ever go back for a second. Should stop sharing tabs and dope implements with folks really.
The virus they inject you with is dead. It wont give you the flu. Or a cold. What it can do though, is temporarily weaken your immune system while your body "fights" the injection, so you might pick something else up. So some weaker/vulnerable people associate the two. So best to drink up the OJ and get your sleep in for the few days afterwards. :wink:
Nor will the jab prevent you from getting ill. It just significantly reduces the severity of the illness.
(No, I'm not medically qualified!)
OJ ?, not cider then :D
Sleep?, party party party :D
immune system? eh? :D
sorry *_+
best explanation i've heard. :)
the people giving the jab aren't usually that clear.
But not tomorrow night cos I off to the NEC to see Rush...
The flu jab actually consists of various strains that they 'think' will be prevalent that year. You CAN develop flu from the jab but its only a very small % of people who do.
Reason is doesn't seem to work very well some years is because they miss the strain that does the damage out of the cocktail.
i live in hilly place, bring extra batteries for your mobility scooter.
I didn't know about the various strains being contained, although I did hear that they take a virus, and weaken it so it's still there, but weak enough that your body should be able to get to know/recognise it and then destroy it.
@ Winston, that's terrible, 48 is still young nowadays, no age at all.
Too late for that I've already had a doze of nastiness, and the old geezer I work with has been hacking his guts up for the last 2 days.
Anyway when I saw the title of this thread I was surprised it was Mile who posted it. I was thinking CD's at it again, but no it was Mile.
Necros.
He could have read it in the Fortean Times or the Weekly World News :lol:
Although there is an argument that if we want to save more old people we should vaccinate all children with the flu vaccine..as they are the little burgers who tend to spread the stuff.
ha ha, very true. :)