Would be very interested to read a piece on why swine flu and Covid-19 have been so different, both medically, but also in the political response
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And it did feel far, far worse than flu, hallucinated, couldn’t eat whatsoever, lasted 10 days. But also seemed under control politically?
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I asked a doctor mate this early on with Covid and their response was "totally different ballgame" (I may be paraphrasing). I had swine flu, rang GP and told just stay home and I'm a severe asthmatic.
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Agree with this
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My school had a really early case so actually got shut for a week and a half. Think there were actually more cases in the school (a few) when it reopened than when it was closed
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I didn't even manage to pass it on to my housemate or my gf! It's good it wasn't as contagious because we realised I had it when I all but collapsed at a Blur gig at the Manchester Arena...
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Think there was a vaccine available for pregnant women, elderly etc.
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Seem to remember that it arrived in the UK a wee bit later in the year and that there was already medication available to control symptoms. Means that we maybe got on top of it a bit faster and it died out faster (cases were falling after 6-7 weeks without a lockdown iirc).
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Was only 15 when it broke out though so my memory of it all is hazy. My mum caught it and it knocked her on her back for 2/3 weeks, but maybe in the end it just ended up fizzling out of its own accord.
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