Swine Flu - new health dept strategy

[PrincessBandit]

On the news tonight the health minister is saying that due to the proliferation of virus spread through Auckland Wellington and Christchurch they are now changing tack regarding strategy. Rather than trying to contain they are now putting out guidelines of how to avoid spreading it.

Bloody hell, shock horror, OMG I can't believe it - one of the "new" ads which presumably will be airing on tv soon tell us "and remember, cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze". Is it just me or didn't that used to be just good manners? Although I'm old fashioned enough to still believe you should do that even when you yawn.

What has happened to our sense of hygiene and courtesy when we have to have a national ad campaign reminding us of something that, personally, I've always taken for granted should be done.

Oh, and remember to wash your hands people. Bloody hell.

[Mom]

I am working at a place that has staff travelling between Aussie and here every 2 weeks on rotation. There are 2 teams, so each week there are staff coming/going to Aussie. The boss came back at the beginning of the week, full of the flu! Fucken hell. Coughing and sneeezing, told him to piss off home and not bring his pig flu to work. Must have been the right thing to say, he went home and did not come back for the rest of the week.

The rest of us poor office bound types have been working with these bugs coming and going for the past few weeks. But we have it sussed

The place smells like a hospital, really it does. Everyday the place is sanitised top to bottom. There is even talk of bringing in some of that hand sanitiser stuff to have scattered about the place. It is actually nice to know that the boss is happy to spend the money to keep the place as germ free as they can.

I agree with you too btw, common decency and good manners suggest you cover your mouth when you cough, sneeze or what have you. Unless you get caught out with one of those unexpected events

[PrincessBandit]

... Unless you get caught out with one of those unexpected events

(And at my age it ain't always just the nose that you have to be worried about!!! I know, tmi. Sorry! )

[Motu]

I rung the Swine Flu hotline - and all I got was crackling!!

[skidMark]

Plebs who work in buildings...

FAIL

Vineyard worker on own in 50 hectare paddock...

WIN

I think this is a good reason to keep my helmet on at gas stations...

I think we also need a biker wave to warn bikers that you think other people in the area have swine flu...

could be the same as the cop disco light finger twirl...

itll be awesome

[awayatc]

also remember:
NEVER cough with your mouth full
or sneeze while drinking beer.
Remove cigarette out of your mouth before blowing you nose is also highly recommended.

Swine flu only there so the big pharmaceuticals can sell their stockpiles of vaccination when Bird flu scare sizzled out.....

What is it with trying to scare people with all sorts of shit all the time...?
Some mutating flu or other been going round every year.....
We all got to die someday of something....
Swineflu......load of crap