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Local school pupil....Just heard on the news that a local school pupil - 10 minutes from where I live has gone down with Swine Flu. Julie x
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I can imagine the state of panic that has put the local population into! |
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Is the the one from Downend school?, just caught the last of it on the news. |
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Yes, that's the one Anne, she is home now and feels well... http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/homep...l/article.html |
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Downend - yes Anne. Julie x |
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Scary! Are they closing the school? |
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Yes, Eileen the school is closed, one of my Sons friends has some lessons there for his A Levels and they were told today. There is alot of schools in the near proximity, not sure if they will close them.....still hoping we can return to Mexico in the Summer. Julie x |
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They've closed two schools in close-by Maryland; many in New York and Texas. Hope it doesn't spread in your area! |
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Someone in Redditch has it and we have a lot of our dogs placed in Redditch homes, people are very scared in the area. |
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Whilst serious, I do think the media are whipping it up a little more than they need to. All cases outside of Mexico have been non-fatal (the child that died in Texas travelled from Mexico and was already unwell) and a lot milder than those in Mexico. As long as precautions are being taken such as immunization, closing affected schools etc I think there is no need for mass panic. Even the poor girl who got it in Devon is 'unwell but at home' and the folks in Scotland are also at hom rather than in hospital. I really pity those who were hoping for a holiday in Mexico, their holiday plans are now well and truly scuppered. Just editing to say - approximately 15,000 people die in the UK from flu and complications arising from flu EACH YEAR. Whilst potentially a worry, Swine Flu does need to be kept in perspective . . . |
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