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     frank bascombe Member Username: Frankb Post Number: 443 Registered: 01-2007 |
It has gone quiet her in the North of England but one of my colleagues who is involved with planning has been saying that in Australia there has been a real problem particularly with young health people and the shortage of ITU beds. I'm just seeing what the perception is in Australia/NZ as it is winter with you Thanks | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 3063 Registered: 05-2005 |
Swine flu is hitting younger people harder in Australia Frank. The theory is that older people have built up a resistance to it over the years. It is also hitting isolated Aboriginal communities as people there often live cheek by jowl in overcrowded housing. | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 695 Registered: 07-2006 |
my sister's a nurse here in melbourne and apparently a staggering number of people have it or have done. like 30-40% to some extent. i came down awfully sick a couple of months ago like i never have in my life, which, in retrospect was probably swine too. given i enjoy a decent standard of living and keep myself quite fit, i came good after a couple of weeks. one of which was (entirely....seriously) spent in bed. |