Australian flu on the way — deadly strain

The "alternative therapy" advice, when in this sort of danger from influenza, is to cook any dairy products that you will consume, and to throw away whatever dairy products you can't cook or don't trust. Take betaine hydrochloride to increase your stomach acid if your body isn't giving you enough for proper digestion. Keep your bowels moving along. The culprits are probably Salmonella or Shigella bacteria

....and, no, I'm not Australian.

thank you for that insight Nathanau. Could you explain the symptoms of the flu? Was there much coughing?

mikeq,nathanau,Nathan Were you all vaccinated? If so, do you know the strains you were vaccinated for?

Thanks,

Out

the NHS is currently rolling out our seasonal flu vaccine jab, but from what I've heard the inoculation is useless against the Australian virus. I think the newspaper reports are overly dramatic. If the flue only lasts a week it can't be that severe. Is it? Have there been many fatalities? We are led to believe, if you read the more sensationalist headlines, that people are dropping like flies. Fake news?