Flu Pandemic (Page 1 of 4)

It seems many people here in the area where we live have some sort of flu or sickness.  People missing work, people hacking and gagging and sneezing out in public.  Possibly related to this, there are TONS of chemtrails happening here (central virginia), it's out of control.  Every sunny day they litter the sky, I've never seen it so bad anywhere.  There's never a chem free sky here on clear days.  I'm not sure what they're doing, although theories have been thrown around here on the forum.   I noticed, and pointed out that in south Florida there were not very many chemtrails at all.  Just here and there, but NOTHING like we see here in Virginia.   Florida is also extremely flat as a board, no hills.   Central Virginia is very hilly, up against the Blue Ridge mountains.     Florida had mucho microwaves being beemed everywhere.  There are none here that we've found yet.   

Connection:

Large chemtrail activity in hilly areas where it's difficult to beam beams, due to the hilly terrain.  So they getcha from above.

Minimal chemtrail activity in flat areas where beams can be used to do the job.

Just an idea, although I'm not the one who came up with it.   The bottom line is....boost your immune system, like freeme said.   It never hurts.  Since we have no idea what's going, it's better to be prepared.   

The only thing I can add though is that it's best to revamp one's entire diet and lifestyle instead of just inserting in supplements.  Cut back on meat, heavy metal fish, dairy, sugar, breads and pastas, increase organic fruit and veggie consumption, lots of fiber, water, and healthy food in general, as well as the beneficial supplements.    Supplements help, but they can't override a compromised body in general, it's best to rework the entire system from the inside out..........

This is a very good idea;
i think we should gather information regarding tonics, herbs, and those kind of supplements.
post sites that have information, tables, and procedures for preparing etc...
where to buy seeds, etc...

perhaps create a section in the Wiki after we gather a good amount of data.

Hi lyra,Sednasphere,zonabi,freeme.Here is a good book on Herbs       http://www.hiddenmysteries.com/xcart/pr … amp;page=1    Good health to all

I thought I felt something coming on a while back. So I made garlic pasta, garlic tea, garlic this and garlic that, cooking it as little as possible. The next day it was gone. It took about ten cloves to do this, so if you hate garlic, perhaps some good garlic caplets would work. The next day I reinforced it with even MORE garlic, just to
be sure.

Yup, it's so true.   They used to use garlic on the battlefields of war...smear it into wounds and infections to clear things up. 

What makes it work is the sulfur I think.  There's some dude out there touting the wonders of sulfur, he has ads in Nexus magazine and sells sulfur capsules or something you can injest.  I remembered reading his stuff, then when I researched garlic and saw that it's high in sulfur I made the connection.....it must be the sulfur.

I feel so much better after reading this Sciencentral News piece.  Scientists are deliberately combining flu viruses to make sure they are prepared for the next outbreak.

http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/vi … mp;cat=1_1

" Making Killer Flu"

The Centers for Disease Control says it will deliberately combine the deadly bird flu virus that's circulating in Asia with human influenza viruses to understand whether and how it might cause a pandemic. This ScienCentral News video has more.

Flu Experiments

The Centers for Disease Control has announced that it will mate the Avian Influenza A (H5N1) virus (also known as "bird flu") and human flu viruses to monitor the resulting viruses' severity, and ability to infect and be transmitted. The process is called "reassortment." Flu experts say the lab experiments are crucial to find out what may already be happening naturally in Asia; they fear the lethal bird flu circulating there will swap genes with a human strain to create a killer strain that could easily spread from person to person.

Experts believe the bird flu virus isn't changing rapidly enough to spark a global outbreak, or pandemic, this year, but say it's impossible to predict beyond that.

Adel Mahmoud, president of Merck vaccines, welcomes the research. Mahmoud, who chaired an Institute of Medicine (IOM) workshop that called for urgent preparations for the next pandemic, says evidence that the bird flu has already transmitted between people is credible. "If that is going on today at a very low level, that is just a very, very serious warning sign that viruses are recombining…and then being transmitted within the human population," he says.

But Mahmoud says the gene-swapping research is just one of many needed preparedness initiatives highlighted by the IOM workshop. He says in this era of global travel a new pandemic could dwarf the one in 1918 that took tens of millions of lives.

"There is no other alternative but to prepare ourselves to be able to make vaccines against these strains and to deploy them in a very, very fast way," Mahmoud says, adding that he hopes the U.S. flu vaccine problems of 2003 through 2005 will serve as a wake-up call to the world: "The possibility that we'll just sit and watch it, cannot cross my mind."

Flu Shot Surplus?

The IOM workshop report, released in November 2004, also urged a campaign to increase demand for flu shots this season, pointing out that "demand remains too weak for manufacturers to make investment in preparations for a rapid ramp-up of pandemic vaccine production." Ironically, officials now worry that the mild flu season so far, combined with the early shortage of flu vaccine, has resulted in not enough high-risk people being vaccinated.

As health officials expand the criteria for eligibility for a flu shot, the possibility of wasted doses frustrates Mahmoud, because he says that even with the heightened awareness this season of the need for a flu shot, the level of response has been far less than appropriate. "Today, one third to one half of people who desperately should get the vaccine have not gotten it," Mahmoud says. "This exacerbates the cycle of disconnect between need and utilization" that's led to the fragile environment for production and deployment of influenza vaccines, he says.

Mahmoud says the possibility that manufacturers could end up "eating" unused doses this season highlights the need for government policies to encourage rather than discourage private sector investment in much-needed vaccine production capabilities. "In this country there used to be, in the mid-80s, approximately 25 to 30 vaccine manufacturers," he says. "Today there are only five. In the mid-80s there were five or six manufacturers of flu vaccines. Today we have two."

Mahmoud points out that to be truly effective, vaccines need to reach enough of the population to achieve what's called "herd immunity," which is the level of immunity needed to limit transmission of the virus. "That is a community responsibility," he says.

     
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It looks like they really are getting us all prepared for a flu pandemic. Check out this from today's Guardian:

Government unveils bird flu action plan
Adrian O'Dowd
Tuesday March 1, 2005

Major public venues such as cinemas, football grounds and schools could be closed to prevent the spread of a deadly new influenza that could kill around 50,000 people a year, the government warned today.
Public spaces could be closed to help minimise the expected pandemic of avian flu expected to hit the UK that could possibly more than quadruple the average of 12,000 people a year who die from flu.

The chief medical officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, said: "We must assume we will be unable to prevent it reaching the UK. When it does, its impact will be severe in the number of illnesses and the disruption to everyday life."

The Department of Health today announced it was buying 14.6 million courses of anti-viral drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu) at a cost of  £200m over the next two financial years to prepare for the pandemic, which has been predicted as a near inevitability by the World Health Organisation. The drugs will help reduce the severity of the disease and help people fight it off.

As soon as the pandemic hits, a vaccine will be made to combat it, but this cannot be done until it actually emerges, said Sir Liam, and this could take four to six months to produce.

Another method of reducing the impact of the pandemic will be to close schools and large public events like concerts and football matches, and Sir Liam said: "This is a preventative strategy to take. Social intervention is to be kept very much in reserve. We do not want to see schools closing or social events stopping unless absolutely necessary."

The DoH was also planning to advise the general public to maintain good basic hygiene for example by washing hands, covering noses and mouths when coughing or sneezing, and avoiding crowds when possible. Announcements would be made to the public via newspapers, radio and television on the best course of action to take.

The health secretary, John Reid, said: "We have been working together with other countries and WHO to ensure the international communities are as prepared as can be. Around 25% of the UK population might be affected.

"It makes sense to ensure we in the UK are as prepared as we can be and have drugs for use against an influenza pandemic here."

Sir Liam added: "Depending on the size of the pandemic and the time of the year, it will inevitably put pressure on the NHS, but the NHS has shown it is now very good at dealing with winter pressures. There is better organisation and triaging. We think we have the infrastructure in place."

Mandatory quarantine or curfews mentioned in the DoH's document Pandemic Flu - UK Influenza Pandemic Contingency Plan were not considered to be necessary and are not covered by public health legislation.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/birdflu/story … 62,00.html