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JenniferAlice
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What's your thoughts on the BIG SCARY PANDEMIC?
Swine Flu. It's all went a bit mental on the news. Apparently there's even people in Scotland being detained after coming back from Mexico.
It all sounds rather scary poo poo.
Even though it is said it is a low strain of the virus (H1N1), it is genetically distinct from other flu strains, which means it is unclear how effective currently available flu vaccines would be at offering protection.
The last flu pandemic was in 1968: An outbreak first detected in Hong Kong, and caused by a strain known as H3N2, killing up to one million people globally.
Swine Flu. It's all went a bit mental on the news. Apparently there's even people in Scotland being detained after coming back from Mexico.
It all sounds rather scary poo poo.
Even though it is said it is a low strain of the virus (H1N1), it is genetically distinct from other flu strains, which means it is unclear how effective currently available flu vaccines would be at offering protection.
The last flu pandemic was in 1968: An outbreak first detected in Hong Kong, and caused by a strain known as H3N2, killing up to one million people globally.