Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Swine Flu Parties.

Some parents are so awful that even Joe Jackson thinks of calling social services on them. If this isn't an urban myth based on one jokey message board post, then these parents are in that category:

Parents were warned yesterday not to take their children to 'swine flu parties' in the hope of getting them immunised from the virus.

Some mothers have suggested deliberately exposing youngsters to the virus now before it mutates into a more potent strain, according to the website mumsnet.com.

Okay swine flu kills around 1 in 1000 victims. That really makes it quite dangerous and subjecting your child to a 1 in 1000 chance of dying is insane.

Isn't the rationale behind exposing children to infectious diseases to prevent them suffering from it later on? So why would anyone risk infecting a child with a disease that has been around for a few months and will probably diasappear in a few years anyhow?

3 comments:

Matthew said...

Well it does sound rather Chris Morris, but I was in a pub the other day and overheard someone saying they were hoping their children got to have it before it gets worse. It was a bit more passive than a 'swine 'flu party' however.

Ross said...

"Well it does sound rather Chris Morris"

Yes that's exactly what it sound like.

James Higham said...

I'm all for chavs having these parties.