6 million ...

[nightowl]

not surprised really. lost track of the number of people at work who seem to have colds or stomach bugs. amazed i haven't come down with something yet.

 

[Spymaster]

In other words it is bollocks.

Well not entirely since a trend is empirically established, but I wouldn't stake my life on its accuracy.

The figure's probably good (plus or minus a million or so).

 

[chymaera]

Well not entirely since a trend is empirically established, but I wouldn't stake my life on its accuracy.

The figure's probably good (plus or minus a million or so).

Given the vast majority of the workforce work for small business there is no accurate way to gauge such a figure on the day. (Six months afterwards possibly.)

 

[Spymaster]

Given the vast majority of the workforce work for small business there is no accurate way to gauge such a figure on the day. (Six months afterwards possibly.)

Oh it's certainly not highly accurate but not necessarily because of the size of the businesses polled (since the sample would include businesses of all sizes all providing attendance information according to a pre-arranged questionnaire).

It's just that it's a statistic subject to the vagaries of this type of collation (sample size, regional demographics, accuracy of responses etc.,etc....)

 

[mitochondria]

Well i am not in work for the rest of the week . On a 1000mg of antibiotics a day for a weeks course . i have a virus according to the quack .

antibiotics don't work on viruses - get a better quack.

 

[The Pious Pawn]

not surprised really. lost track of the number of people at work who seem to have colds or stomach bugs. amazed i haven't come down with something yet.

I must admit ive never seen as many of with illness as the last few months ! , Every person in my department has been off with some sort of bug . Id rather be at work than have this , I ache all over , keep coughing non stop and feel like shit in general .

 

[The Pious Pawn]

antibiotics don't work on viruses - get a better quack.

thats what she gave me ow well more days feeling like shit then . what does work then ?

 

[subversplat]

thats what she gave me ow well more days feeling like shit then . what does work then ?

Innoculations But that's not much use after the fact.

You can get specific antivirals for specific viruses though, but there's not one catch-all antivirus.

Anyway, I signed on on the 2nd - am I part of the 6mil or not?