The
real threats to public health in this country are alcohol, cigarette smoking, and obesity (due, in the main, to the modern idle "life-style"). Everything else pales into into insignificance compared to those three.
So, why doesn't "Nanny" simply ban the first two outright, and when it comes to tackling the third, well ... I can probably come up with a few suggestions!
Meanwhile, a lot of this stuff we hear about 'flu pandemics is nothing short of scare-mongering by the so-called "media". And of course it plays straight into "Nanny's" hands. If the British weren't such a nation of dozy sheep, people would look after themselves, stay in reasonable shape, and fend off the odd sore throat and
sniffles that come along from time to time. How the Heck we struggled through two world wars is beyond me! It's not the virus that's mutated ... it's the breed!
Today we hear that "Healthcare Worker Succumbs to Deadly Flu Virus" ... but when you actually read the article, it seems that (although he was found to be carrying the virus) the exact cause of Dr.Day's has yet to be established. Now there are plans for "everyone in the UK to be vaccinated". My advice is
not to be vaccinated. Or at least not until we know what this stuff actually is, what its side-effects are, and whether or not (and the latter is my guess) it's proven and safe.
How soon will it be before we see
Tamiflu-resistant strains of the virus emerging. Not long, I should imagine, once people start gulping them down morning, noon and night. And, by the way, these drugs
do have side effects (like all medications do) ... I'll leave you to look them up for yourselves.
If your immune system has allowed you to survive thus far, I would hope that you could do no better than let it overcome the next obstacle as well. And meanwhile, always remember that Nanny Knows Best ... and don't forget to eat your greens!
