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swine flu
Posted: Sat June 6, 2009 11:10 AM UTC

Hi..will be visiting melbourne soon but heard that the city was badly affected by swine flu H1N1 anybody who lives there could comment on the current situation about that...thank you

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Re: swine flu
Posted: Sat June 6, 2009 12:44 PM UTC

There are a number of cases but its mainly affecting school children and schools.
I have not notice anything and I think the media is spending more time on this issue that is warranted.

I work in a school and we had 2 girls infected they were off school for a week and back good as new.

Enjoy your trip and I doubt you will notice anything of the swine except in the papers.

Kelly

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Re: swine flu
Posted: Sat June 6, 2009 03:11 PM UTC

good to hear that kelly..thanks for the informations

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Re: swine flu
Posted: Sat June 6, 2009 03:14 PM UTC

i live here in melbourne and the number of cases (according to our local media) seems to have peaked in the last day or two

but it does seem to be very very mild - milder than an ordinary winter flu

i have seen people interviewed (from a distance) who have got it and they seemed very perky indeed

how soon will you be coming here?

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craic

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Posted: Sat June 6, 2009 04:20 PM UTC

I will be there early august and hope everything would be back to normal..quite scary to note about a few hundreds contracting the illness from a local aussie website but I believe locals and people like you should know better.

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Re: swine flu
Posted: Sat June 6, 2009 04:58 PM UTC

well we are not running scared i do assure you

august is a fair time away - if things suddenly get worse everyone will know

but i think i can safely say that by august it will all be over

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craic

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Re: swine flu
Posted: Sun June 7, 2009 12:04 PM UTC

I will concur with has been said -this has probably been one of the less harmful flu strains we have had. I know it was bad in some overseas places but it really hasn't been as bad as we imagined it was going to be. We arent complacent though and doctors are treating cases on their merit. Hope you have a great visit to Melbourne.

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Posted: Sun June 7, 2009 02:22 PM UTC

Thanks everybody..at least I feel assured and I am looking forward to a pleasant holiday in melbourne and tasmania this august.

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Re: swine flu
Posted: Mon June 29, 2009 02:43 PM UTC

Hi...a few deaths have been reported in melbourne and cases increase each day..so is the stuation getting worse?

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Re: swine flu
Posted: Mon June 29, 2009 03:41 PM UTC

not that i have noticed - all the people who have died have had severe underlying medical conditions

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