The Future

Jikanu · 05-01-2009, 02:03 PM

it really isnt that bad. it only has killed one person so far in the US and that was because it was a toddler, i.e. crappy immune system. the media's making it seem worse than it is.

**Vasu** · 05-01-2009, 02:32 PM

Well, it's better to be overprepared than not be at all. But you're only talking about the US. It's killed over 150 in Mexico, and that is cause for considerable alarm.

pigspark · 05-01-2009, 03:17 PM

Luckily swine flu isnt in my country yet.Isnt their a vaxine to stop the swine flu?

**Ivramire** · 05-02-2009, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by Jikanu

it really isnt that bad. it only has killed one person so far in the US and that was because it was a toddler, i.e. crappy immune system. the media's making it seem worse than it is.

Swine flu is so bad because it has infected not only the old and very young but the healthy 15-30 demographic. Dunno what news you're watching.

Jikanu · 05-02-2009, 03:23 PM

Infected, but not killed. If you get the proper medical care, it shouldn't be a huge problem unless you're very young or very old, or else more fatalities would've occurred in the U.S.

lamchopz · 05-02-2009, 03:41 PM

Scepticism is good but when WHO steps in and treats it as a highly dangerous threat, I think I'd rather take it as seriously as the H5N1 pandemic. It is good to have a cure, it is better not to need the cure at all.

pigspark · 05-02-2009, 05:44 PM

i heard they have a vaxine for it is it true?

Jikanu · 05-02-2009, 06:08 PM

i dont think so, i havent heard of one at least, unless it was just created today...

pigspark · 05-02-2009, 06:20 PM

maybe but thts what i heard

**Ralath** · 05-02-2009, 07:08 PM

There is no vaccine for it because it hasn't been produced. Yet.

Vaccine making companies can only produce one type of vaccine at a time and it is extremely difficult to switch production after production has already started. That is to say, the WHO has to decide whether vaccine companies should produce vaccines for H1N1 or whether vaccine companies should produce vaccines for the seasonal flu.

If H1N1 doesn't turn out to be a major pandemic, then all those vaccines will be useless. But if it does spread, then those vaccines will be useful. But there's not way of knowing that until it actually happens.