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Doctor's diary: Swine flu advice | Doctor's diary: Swine flu advice |
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By Dr Tom Coffey Advertisement | By Dr Tom Coffey Advertisement |
"Pick a flu buddy now" | "Pick a flu buddy now" |
Public health messages about swine flu are not getting through to everyone, says GP and hospital doctor, Dr Tom Coffey. | Public health messages about swine flu are not getting through to everyone, says GP and hospital doctor, Dr Tom Coffey. |
For the last seven days, there's been a big change in the number of patients who are contacting me about swine flu. | For the last seven days, there's been a big change in the number of patients who are contacting me about swine flu. |
They are mainly men between the ages of 15 to 35; a group we very rarely see in General Practice. | They are mainly men between the ages of 15 to 35; a group we very rarely see in General Practice. |
I think the vast majority aren't anxious. English stoicism is working through. People are ringing up just to check but most believe, which is quite right at the moment, this is a viral illness, a simple illness, which will last five or six days, and goes away. | I think the vast majority aren't anxious. English stoicism is working through. People are ringing up just to check but most believe, which is quite right at the moment, this is a viral illness, a simple illness, which will last five or six days, and goes away. |
At the moment, we say please stay at home, I can assess you very easily over the phone. And if you're not too unwell and have got no underlying illness, it's stay at home, take fluids and paracetamol, and get a flu buddy - someone who if in the future you need them to collect your drugs, or collect your food, you can get them to do so. | At the moment, we say please stay at home, I can assess you very easily over the phone. And if you're not too unwell and have got no underlying illness, it's stay at home, take fluids and paracetamol, and get a flu buddy - someone who if in the future you need them to collect your drugs, or collect your food, you can get them to do so. |
MEET THE DOCTORS | MEET THE DOCTORS |
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