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rhythmaningA doctor writes: I get annoyed by the gross stupidity of a large proportion of the people around: the foolish willingness not to understand simple things.
Take flu, for instance.
A couple of weeks ago, there was a lot – an awful lot – in the media about bird flu. Despite bird flu infecting only hundreds of people at most (though a lot of those died), there were articles and articles of the danger to humanity should bird flu cross the species barrier. Which could happen, of course – and could be devastating – but, frankly, there isn’t much that anyone can do about it until this happens: then, perhaps, some form of vaccine might be developed (by which time the pandemic would perhaps have passed).
Now, it appears that people are so worried by the threat of bird flu that they have all had flu jabs. Which will do nothing to stop the spread of bird flu, should it ever crossover.
Lots of people having flu jabs will have other benefits, apparently – there will be less of a reservoir of “normal” flu, so we may all be a bit healthier this winter.
Until bird flu comes a long…
Take flu, for instance.
A couple of weeks ago, there was a lot – an awful lot – in the media about bird flu. Despite bird flu infecting only hundreds of people at most (though a lot of those died), there were articles and articles of the danger to humanity should bird flu cross the species barrier. Which could happen, of course – and could be devastating – but, frankly, there isn’t much that anyone can do about it until this happens: then, perhaps, some form of vaccine might be developed (by which time the pandemic would perhaps have passed).
Now, it appears that people are so worried by the threat of bird flu that they have all had flu jabs. Which will do nothing to stop the spread of bird flu, should it ever crossover.
Lots of people having flu jabs will have other benefits, apparently – there will be less of a reservoir of “normal” flu, so we may all be a bit healthier this winter.
Until bird flu comes a long…
