DOOM - Britain faces 100,000 swine flu cases a day

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More than 100,000 swine flu cases could be diagnosed every day by the end of next month, the Health Secretary has warned.

Britain has moved past the stage of containing the swine flu outbreak and into the “treatment phase”, Andy Burnham told the House of Commons.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle6623554.ece

[DiscoStu]

More than 100,000 swine flu cases could be diagnosed every day by the end of next month, the Health Secretary has warned.

Britain has moved past the stage of containing the swine flu outbreak and into the “treatment phase”, Andy Burnham told the House of Commons.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle6623554.ece

Is it really doom-worthy when it's no more harmful than normal flu?

[Menelaus]

Right. Surveillance on. What are they trying to slip out whilst this smoke's up?

[minestrone]

As long as I get it after I move house and finish this gig.

[Andy2]

As long as they don't run out of Tamiflu

[DimPrawn]

I'm sure cyberman would have had something to say, but I retired that sockpuppet due to popular demand.

[Menelaus]

As long as they don't run out of Tamiflu

Evolution - H1N1 will eventually adapt to become tamiflu-resistant.

[Moscow Mule]

As long as they don't run out of Tamiflu

You'll only get Tamiflu if you're young, old or sick with something else. Normal healthy folks won't get it.

[Alf W]

Is it really doom-worthy when it's no more harmful than normal flu?

Economic impact of all those people off sick or looking after sick dependents?

Could be time to buy some shares in KimberleyClark.

[DimPrawn]

Is it really doom-worthy when it's no more harmful than normal flu?

What makes it dangerous is it appears to be easily transmitted and humans have little or no immunity.

Now at present it is pretty mild, but if it mutates and the mortality rate goes up, we're looking at a lot of dead bodies.

The very young, elderly, those with underlying medical problems add up to a lot of people.