Swine Flu Information

Aslan


Joined: 23/06/2008
Posts: 757

Message Posted:
05/11/2009 10:54

Watched Show TV news last night and there has been a few deaths in Turkey from ths virus mentioned, I am concerned that the expat community are not receiving adequate advice, if we have to wait for the midweek and weekend issues of Cyprus Today for info we might miss out on vaccinations, I heard that the results taken from pupils at two Girne schools have come back from Ankara as positive and the Schools closed, when will our children get their vaccinations? How many children are actually in education and qualify/registered for the jab?

Who will administar the vaccine? Do we need to already be registered with a doctor?

Will it be an announcement on the inaudible PA systems located throughout the island?

Is it children, the elderly first?



Will it be cure before prevention? - the "we will do it tomorrow" syndrome

girne


Joined: 14/01/2009
Posts: 438

Message Posted:
05/11/2009 11:53

Having spoken to a collegue of mine the vacinations are available from chemist, but they have advised that there are side effects.

Aslan


Joined: 23/06/2008
Posts: 757

Message Posted:
05/11/2009 13:58

I think Tamiflu is available at the chemists which is supposed to help those least vulnerable after contracting the virus and not preventative medicine as the vaccine is which has to be injected.

smithy


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
05/11/2009 14:12

children first in my book

racoonchic



Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3223

Message Posted:
05/11/2009 18:12

there are guys goin around the schools at the moment testin for tb no masks no gloves no permission from the parents putting there hands on the kids eyes and tellin them it will only hurt a bit no band aids or anteseptic wipe and they are wonderin how the virus is spreading from school to school wat the fuck is wrong with these people i have removed my kid from esentepe school for the next week or two just for this very reason please tell me am i wrong for doing this

Aslan


Joined: 23/06/2008
Posts: 757

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 11:53

It always worrying when you live in a country with no governance and a lawless society, you can never anticipate what will happen or not happen as the case may be. I don't blame you taking your child out of School as clearly prevention is better than cure, having said that are the Schools in Girne open? I have never seen so many 5 - 11 year olds walking the streets at 10 in the morning.

stellasstar1



Joined: 02/07/2008
Posts: 1519

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 18:39

I saw some children walking to school yesterday wearing masks on their faces.