Tag Archive for flu

The Tridemic Triple Threat

Covid-19, flu and RSV (or respiratory syncytial virus) are colliding and filling up hospital systems around the world. That this ‘tripledemic’ or ‘tridemic’ is making headlines, despite the collective fatigue of pandemic news.

Hospital Overload

The flu is here and the sniffers, sneezers and soggy-hanky brigade are flocking to medical centres, hospitals and witch doctors for relief from their torment.

Flu Times

The winter cold has arrived to our tropical paradise. In this time of the year I sometimes wish I were nearer the North pole, feeling warm and cosy inside and avoiding to step outside unless absolutely necessary. In our old house on top of the hill in Taramay it is nearly as chilly inside as outside, in spite of some energy-devouring electric appliances. All kinds of influenza viruses are hitting the good people of Almuñécar.

What’s News This New Year

During most of last year, the Seaside Gazette has given us the chance to criticise unfounded alarmism and a marketing-directed hype about this new flu and the ever-so-useless vaccine, which has been sold by the trillion to governments worldwide.

Best to Know?

Between the bird-flu hype and the hype of the so-called swine flu there was increased coverage about dementia and the necessity of early diagnosis in the media.