A Pandemic

Conflicting advice from the Government regarding swine flu has done nothing to ease public concern, My understanding is that swine flu at the moment is no worse, in fact is less virulent than normal flu, this is not to say it cant mutate and become more dangerous. Currently fatality’s though tragic for the family’s concerned are miniscule, things could change though as we move into the colder months Autumn is just around the corner, what should  help containment is that the schools are on holiday around the country for the next 6 weeks or so,  however this is not the good news that it first appears. Some experts believe that exposing children to it now while it is mild would then give them an immunity built up naturally from the body’s own defences. This Pandemic as it is now classed is proving hard to contain,  in the Middle East many country’s have advised their populations not to travel to Mecca this year for the annual Haj pilgrimage, 3 million people are expected to travel to Saudi Arabia in the next five months. Two Iranians had recently returned home with the H1N1 virus. Arab Ministers are meeting In Cairo to try to formulate a plan that could avoid the pilgrimage being cancelled, Clerics are saying it must go on calling it a Divine duty. Back home documents leaked show plans already in place to possibly play football match’s behind closed doors, the sooner the Government get vaccinating the better.