Friday, 21 August 2009

[Dilemma] Whom do you trust less ...

... the UK Government/NHS or the World Health Organisation?

My latest blogpost: [Dilemma] Whom do you trust less ...Tweet this! Posted by Mark Wadsworth at 15:49

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11 comments:

Sue said...

I certainly agree that the way things stand at the moment, normal, healthy people should not be given any drugs for swine flu.

It's flu.. let's not make it any worse by creating a drug resistant strain which is what will happen if we over medicate!

But in answer to your question, neither really :)

21 August 2009 at 16:04
Mac the Knife said...

It's impossible to answer, ethically, morally, logically or philosophically - simply impossible.

*Drowns self in a lethal mix of DDT and Tamiflu®*

21 August 2009 at 16:24
BTS said...

I prefer to take health advice from my cat than either of those organisations. He's so relaxed about swine flu at the moment that I occasionally have to poke him with a stick to make sure he's alive. At which point he drools.

Trust in the cat..

21 August 2009 at 16:46
Anonymous said...

*Drowns self in a lethal mix of DDT and Tamiflu®*

Luckily, DDT has low or no toxicity to humans.

See here

The Greens have been lying to us for a very long time.

JohnW

21 August 2009 at 16:49
Anonymous said...

I'm with Sue on this!

21 August 2009 at 18:36
Mac the Knife said...

@ JohnW

No. Really? But greenies can't lie! They just can't! They wuv Mother Gaiea and all the widdle fwuffy animals!

21 August 2009 at 19:02
James Higham said...

You like asking the tough ones, Mark, don't you?

21 August 2009 at 19:09
Mark Wadsworth said...

@ John W, fair point, but water isn't toxic either and you can drown in that.

JH, agreed. So let's go with what BTS says and ask our pets for advice.

21 August 2009 at 19:25
Lester Taylor said...

Swine flu is just a massive scam. Someone's making a fortune out of it!

fun:

http://www.economicvoice.com/speakers-post.php?post=274

21 August 2009 at 20:56
neil craig said...

I trust the government less. An unstated factor is that if Tamiflu is overused it will increase the chances of the virus evolving immunity as has happened with many antibiotics. This is a serious problem but not one that will cause problems before the election. WHO's timescale is longer.

22 August 2009 at 10:52
Dick Puddlecote said...

What a choice! Blearggh.

It's hard to trust either less than I do the other.

What do you think, cat?

22 August 2009 at 12:03

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