The son of the woman that sits across the desk from me had swine flu, so she stayed away from work for a week just in case.
There's been a case in my son's nursery and my daughter's school.
At first, they were closing schools in the area whenever a case was found, but they've given up on that idea as it really wasn't containing the spread of the disease.
The only person to "die from swine flu" outside of the Americas, was in the hospital that my other half is due to give birth to our third kid in the next few weeks.
So you could say it's on my doorstep, but it has been overhyped. Many of the cases have been very mild forms of the disease and the only people that it particularly effects are those with other underlying medical conditions, especially respiratory problems.
We'll see what the winter brings!
, totally overhyped.
