(Used to be) Springwood Colquhouns: One for the hypercondriacs

Monday, October 26, 2009

One for the hypercondriacs

The Google Flu Trends website enables you to track the flu world-wide.

Actually, not world-wide. I was going to explain how using the drop down list at the left of the full screen lets you narrow down to your particular area - for me Australia > NSW - and in giving it a go, found that the UK isn't white because it's virtually flu free; it's because there's no data from there. Hmmmm.

Ah well, if you want to see what risk Karen and I are facing . . . must remember and book us all in for the free H1N1 jabs clinic. Although, listening to the radio this morning, it might be better to wait a few weeks to see if Ishbel will be able to get it too - at the moment it's for the over 10s as they haven't worked out how many doses to give the children but some guy on the radio said this morning that that should be worked out in a few weeks.

2 comments:

Daniel and Karen said...: Kiddies under 10 should be OK in November. I'm undecided as to wether to do or not. Some say that if it mutates and comes back in winter the current vaccination will be ineffective. Also, how tested is it?; Tuesday, 27 October, 2009
Rory and Granny Di said...: Ask Mark, he will have the info.; Saturday, 31 October, 2009

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