It's over here!

[chinadog]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/index.html

[jake-the-peg]

Yep, but we've been locked in a continual battle between our own immune system and viral evolution for hundreds of thousands of years.

It's only in the last few decades we've actually had anti-viral drugs.

Nice to have an edge for once - let's hope it's not squandered in the way that anti-biotics have been.

Let's also be grateful that the Government has had the foresight to stockpile so much. Even if this wasn't the most immediate perceived threat.

Or does anybody think having 33 million shots was a waste of money?

[chinadog]

I read the Gov have made the decsion to use schools as hospitals if needs must. To date 120 have died in Mexico and 2 people who where on holiday in Mexico caught the virus and are being treated in hospital,one is doing well.Speaking for myself ther's something different about this virus.

[sqad617]

Jake, the 30million may be useless if the virus changes it's antiigenic structure as Relenza is more expensive and hter are apparently only 1million doses stored.

Jake....help me out.....do I get the impression that you are trying to make political points here....if I am wrong then forgive me, but if I am right....then don't be so bloody daft.

[jake-the-peg]

A general political point, not a partisan one.

The point I'm making is that we've spent something like �300 million on stockpiling drugs like this.

From time to time there are threads that go along the line of

Sars, bird flu - what a load of hype about nothing

Now given that attitude and the cost and the current debate about public spending in difficult economic times I can quite easily see someone trying to save money in the public purse deciding to cut the program.

Had this not happened now but in a year or two's time would we still be in such a good state of preparedness?

People need to be careful when thinking about cuts in publiic spending.

[rov1200]

Kromovacan (how do people choose such obscure names) when you use home deliveries you don't need to be available to accept the goods or pay for them as the transaction is done online

[roomster]

You do have to sign though for the delivery though! Whats it got to do with peoples names anyway??!!!