“That's because as soon as the bell went you all ran out of school. And it isn't scary, it's actually worse if you get normal flu. But it was a pretty cool day, we got to miss tech. with Mr Smurthwaite.”

“i dont think downend school handled it that well really. we was told to keep calm but it was scarey. some of us got letters about the year 7 being comfired but half of the school didnt. i walked past my head of year and she didnt even know i had to explain we had days off and had to go find a letter for myself. the year 11s werent happy becuz they had exams and stuff and the year 7s were all stressed and crying. it was a scarey experience.i thought the staff did ok considing the circumstances but it was delt with properly.ill never forget that day (friday 1/05/09)”

“I completely agree with Catherine for Chipping Sodbury. This is being blown completely out of proportion.
My little sister goes to this school and I personally think its very good (especially after being a prior student of Mangotsfield School.) I think they have done the right thing and I was a bit concerned when I heard about the temparary closure, but my sister is not worried despite the massive amount of fear mongering that has gone on thanks to the press.
In fact she seems more concerned about missing exams.”

“John Horfield,who the hell would want to go anywhere abroad,with sun,sand,crystal clear sea water,excellent hotels,and service,much better we go to Burnham on mud,or get ripped off at Weston?”

“"Matt the cat you are absolutely right,how the hell can these people afford holidays to mexico in the middle of a credit crunch??? "

"What baffles me is why the HELL anyone would want to go to Mexico in the first place ???. "

Same answer; because it's cheap, that's why. That's the result of package tours and slave labour and to hell with global warming.”

“They are swines!”

“What a pig lol”

“oh well how cares about bird flu kill them all to death”

“well said Jack in Staple Hill,the parents of this girl are totaly irresponsible,they land from mexico amid all the publicity and send her straight back to school?? well done you morons!”

“NaturalNews) An FDA advisory panel has recommended stronger warnings on two influenza drugs after reviewing evidence linking them to neurological and psychiatric problems that have led to deaths in some cases.

The current warning on Roche Laboratories' Tamiflu (generic name oseltamivir) urges close monitoring of flu patients, particularly children, for "increased risk of self injury and confusion shortly after taking Tamiflu." The panel recommended that this warning be strengthened to say that "in some cases, these behaviors resulted in serious injuries, including death, in adult and pediatric patients."

The label of Glaxo SmithKline's Relenza (generic name zanamivir), the panel said, should be strengthened to mention "reports of hallucinations, delirium and abnormal behavior." The panel said that both labels should mention that some flu patients not taking the drugs have also experienced such symptoms.

There have been no reported deaths from Tamiflu in the United States, but in Japan, where the drug is much more widely used, at least 14 deaths have been reported. Five children under the age of 17 died after "falling from windows or balconies or running into traffic," according to the FDA. According to Roche, two people under the age of 21 died from a brain infection, and seven deaths from neuropsychiatric symptoms have also been attributed to use of the drug by adults.

Since Tamiflu's introduction in 1999, a total of 48 million prescriptions have been written, 75 percent of them in Japan. According to Roche, 1,745 of 1,808 reports of side effects came from Japan.

The FDA has noted that people in Japan appear to be more likely to report side effects than people in the United States.

In March, Japan issued a warning against prescribing Tamiflu to people between the ages of 10 and 19, and South Korea followed suit a month later with a warning against use by teenagers.”