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Swine Flu Parties

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By Tue 30-Jun-09 08:47:35 Add message | Report | Contact poster
Are you planning a swine flu party for your kids? It seems some people want their children to get swine flu now rather than later and are taking their kids to play with others that already have it in the hope they'll catch it. We're going to be talking about swine flu parties on BBC Radio 5Live's Victoria Derbyshire Programme this morning and we'd love to hear from you if you're planning to do this. Please call me on 0208 624 9502 or email me your number (to helen.sorrell@bbc.co.uk) and i''l ring you.
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Helen Sorrell
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BBC RADIO 5LIVE - DERBYSHIRE
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 30-Jun-09 10:07:11
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Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 30-Jun-09 10:16:09
Surely sane people wouldn't do this. hmm
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 30-Jun-09 10:28:33
No way!!! My sister and my nephew both had it and most of his school - but that was in the states. They are all fine.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 30-Jun-09 10:30:43
I can't think of a single person who would choose to give this to their child. Insane!
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 30-Jun-09 10:32:17
Is it like trying to expose them to chicken pox? I suppose the idea would be to gain immunity before the virus mutates. Does seem a little odd though...
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 30-Jun-09 10:32:34
er, there was one case in our school and we were advised NOT to congregate for the week while the school was closed.

are people really doing swine flu parties?
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 30-Jun-09 10:34:26
what a ridiculous idea - yes chicken pox parties in the 70's were the norm but surely no sensible people would be doing it now with swine flu?
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 30-Jun-09 10:36:08
er .. no cause that would be bloody stupid.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 30-Jun-09 10:37:36
I did wonder if swine flu parties (which I think is a hoax news story, btw) might be a good idea. The fellow was explaining this morning on radio that containing swine flu (not encouraging it to spread) means more time to develop a vaccine.

Which sounds great, except... is EVERYONE going to be offered the vaccine? If not, then what's the point of containing it?
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