by Dr Joe | Nov 19, 2010 | Flu, Health Policy
The saga of H1N1 has entered the next stage. Now that it is clearly apparent, even to the “experts” that there was a gross over reaction, the finger pointing has begun. We see this in the exchanges between the Australian TGA and West Australian Health Department. Lets... by Dr Joe | Oct 8, 2010 | Flu, Immunity
As winter ends in the southern hemisphere it is worth looking at the winter flu season just passed and see how our friends the “experts” fared this year. In May we had dire predictions of a “horror” flu season due to the H1N1 virus. These predictions came at around... by Dr Joe | Aug 13, 2010 | Flu, Immunity
A firecracker goes off with a bang, loud noise and bright light. When it fades such there is no more noise and the last bit of light disappears almost imperceptibly. Then there is nothing again but sky. The swine flu has run a similar path. It arrived with a bang and... by Dr Joe | Apr 25, 2010 | Flu, Immunity
It is just on one year since the world first heard of swine flu. It is still extraordinary that a mild flu like illness has led to such a completely over the top behavior from “health officials”. The program to vaccinate children aged between six months and four years... by Dr Joe | Mar 19, 2010 | General Health
Unless you have been on mars for most of the last twelve months you would have heard about the H1N1 virus also known as swine flu. In response to the perceived “killer” virus, governments around the world ordered mass dosages of a vaccine against the virus in a bid to...