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Post by baymare on Jul 15, 2009 17:50:38 GMT
my kids came home from school yesterday with a letter saying a child at school had swine flu and another was being tested for it.the boy being tested was in my boys english group.so i rang the school this morning and said that mine had finished for the year.school finishes on friday.i just feel that they should close the school as the kids are only watching dvds and not doing much.i dont know what to do as feel over protective mother or should i have sent them.glad i got that off my chest.what would you lot of done.bay.
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Post by rebanna on Jul 15, 2009 17:55:04 GMT
id keep them at home to
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Post by ceej on Jul 15, 2009 18:22:31 GMT
I woudl have been torn with argh keep them away from ME and keeping them at home!!!!! No seriously I would have kept home - there seems to be a fair bit of it down here doesnt there bay? Down as far as Penzance and a few cases in St Austell now...crikey.
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Post by ceej on Jul 15, 2009 18:25:56 GMT
and Ive had a sore throat all day...are you imune once you have had it do you know?
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Post by brigadier on Jul 15, 2009 18:53:40 GMT
oh no- just got back from St Austell! Id keep them home- no contest- I thought that was the Gov advice anyhow?
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Post by florence on Jul 15, 2009 19:28:03 GMT
I'd keep them home too. We (me & OH) were saying only yesterday that they should close the schools now. The younger ones are just waiting for sports day and the older ones just hanging around after exams over - so what's th edeal with keeping them at school?
I know three people now whose kids or spouses have had it. bay, you said one child was being tested. They're not even doing that here any more. If you have flu symptoms it's just treated as swine flu.
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Post by haffyfan on Jul 15, 2009 20:05:11 GMT
we have a child with a suspected case in our school...obv being kept off but apart from a letter sayiing it's in our community it's business as usual...I do think it's being somewhat hyped up by the media
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Post by baymare on Jul 16, 2009 11:02:22 GMT
well everyone else is sending their kids to school.i do feel over protective mother and feel a bit silly.but am i just being carefull.bay.
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Post by dannyboy on Jul 16, 2009 12:24:59 GMT
well everyone else is sending their kids to school.i do feel over protective mother and feel a bit silly.but am i just being carefull.bay. Your not being over protective Bay, your being sensible - If I heard a peep of swine flu in my childs nursery she wouldn't be near the place. x |
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Post by duckles on Jul 16, 2009 12:37:08 GMT
I can't believe your schools are still opened!!! Ours have been closed for ages!
Still- dead right to keep them home if they are in danger of being infected- much better to be out enjoying what good weather they can.
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Post by baymare on Jul 16, 2009 13:45:16 GMT
good weather.its been pouring down here for days on and off.no sun here in cornwall and my tan is fading fast.bay.
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Post by maximum on Jul 16, 2009 22:19:35 GMT
ours have been off for 3 weeks now.
I sure as heck would have not let my boy go bay so i think you are spot on!
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Post by fleabitten on Jul 17, 2009 9:33:04 GMT
Ours get off anyway at the end of June but they still closed them with days to go.
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Post by baymare on Jul 17, 2009 10:41:11 GMT
cant believe your schools are all closed.down in cornwall all schools are open and no one gives a dam.funny old world.bay.
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Post by maximum on Jul 17, 2009 18:45:00 GMT
they are only closed because we have our summer break earlier than you guys not due to swine flu.
I see an americain tourist died in Inverness hospital today- bit close home for my liking- have a sore throat and feel ugh but am sure its normal summer cold- plus I have no desire to go rooting in a field nor have I grown a curly tail!
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Post by florence on Jul 18, 2009 13:55:19 GMT
A lot of our schools closed down as normal on Friday. I'm not sure if there are any still open (different boroughs have slightly different dates) but I didn't see the point in keeping them open. My friends children have been mixing with a child at school who was diagnosed on Friday with swine flu. Lord knows how many kids have been infected by being in contact with her. It must surely have been better for all if they had closed a couple of weeks earlier. Especially as it is a junior school and they wouldn't have missed much.
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Post by babymare on Jul 18, 2009 16:39:27 GMT
girl i work with as it so hey ho watch this space and the poor girl as a 2 year old who suffers bad asthma - she is out of her mind with worry
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Post by florence on Jul 21, 2009 19:14:04 GMT
Now they're talking about keeping the schools closed in September. Methinks that horse has bolted...  |
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Post by Blonde Donkey on Jul 21, 2009 19:16:24 GMT
I rang the doctors earlier to get an appointment for my hip and the first thin i was asked was did i have any flu symptoms. Next thing there'll be a sign up saying "Don't come in you're ill"  |
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Post by fleabitten on Jul 21, 2009 20:13:54 GMT
Now they're talking about keeping the schools closed in September. Methinks that horse has bolted... hmmm!! ;D Now thats interesting!! |
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Post by florence on Jul 22, 2009 18:18:07 GMT
Now they're talking about keeping the schools closed in September. Methinks that horse has bolted... hmmm!! ;D Now thats interesting!! Yes, only nutty teenagers with grey ponies will have to go back. |
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Post by sarah on Jul 24, 2009 18:06:10 GMT
We had a few cases in my school - but it was hardly an epidemic. My OH had it and he was better in 5 days (without Tamiflu) and only really poorly for 2 days - but no more so than 'normal' flu. I'm hoping my teacher's immune system will keep me safe!!!
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Post by Jen on Aug 13, 2009 0:34:38 GMT
tbf, i think swine flu has been really hyped up by the media and the chances are that isolation or no isolation then everyone is going to get it, we have had a few cases at work and a couple of suspected cases but swine flu is an airbourne illness, mac dees is still open for business even though there is hundreds of people cme in everyday that could possibky have swine flu or be carrying the illness and that is before during and after the internal cases that we have had.
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Post by rainbow on Aug 16, 2009 7:38:54 GMT
It really has taken over i mean that poor little girl died cause they said it was swine flu without checking her and she had menigitus (sp) I felt really sorry for her and her parents. They shouldnt automatically think that every little thing is swine flu!
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