mobeyone
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Looks as if 'chick' flu is getting more and more press... and closer.
anyone worried yet?
anyone worried yet?
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mobeyone said:Looks as if 'chick' flu is getting more and more press... and closer.
anyone worried yet?
Howard said:We have a heron at work that eats bread , he is nearly tame enough to take from your hand but not quite, he doesn't like it if you look him in the eye either, you have to look away while you feed him or he flies away.....
Howard said:Nope......
he doesn't like it if you look him in the eye either, you have to look away while you feed him or he flies away.....
BTB 500 said:The problem comes when it mutates into a strain that can be passed from human to human, resulting in rapid global spread (a pandemic).
lotusmark2 said:BTB, should this not read, IF it mutates
BTB 500 said:The oil company I work for is taking it very seriously indeed, I went to a presentation of their plans a few weeks ago. IIRC the W.H.O. told them they consider a pandemic likely within the next 6 months.
glojo said:they used the term 'in six months'
BTB 500 said:It was "within 6 months" rather than "in 6 months" (subtle difference!) ... and of course "likely", rather than "certain"! Plus that's based on my memory of a long presentation with no handouts
But the basic message was that based on advice from the W.H.O. most governments and major corporates are now taking the threat very seriously (enough to be spending significant time and money on planning etc.).
BTB 500 said:it's more about how banking / law and order / health services / utilities / etc. would cope for a month or two with (say) 50% of their staff off sick.
BTB 500 said:I don't believe any of the major corporates are buying vaccines, btw.
PS Never mind the nana, we need a 'sick bird' smiley!
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