Hubs thinks I'm being daft -am I?

[rasmus]

Ok, we live on a Greek island-no direct flights to the uk in the winter only via Athens.
Aparently they've stopped some people from wuhan (sp?) At Athens airport.

I want to prep a bit, inhalers, anti-biotics, antibacterial gel/wash, gloves, masks, a bit of food and water.
All stuff that we'd eventually use anyway.

He thinks I'm over reacting, I dont think I am.
Were not on the mainland, if theres a ferry strike, supermarkets get low on food etc, if there's really bad weather we dont get deliveries.
We may not be a small island but things can go wrong quickly/easily.
Am I being daft?-im worried about this virus

[duchy]

Bearing in mind you live on an island they are sensible things to have in stock anyway .

[Colette-S]

If you will use them eventually anyway it makes sense to be prepared. Essential health items especially would be wise

[Stitch & Smudge]

A bit of both. Food and water, yes. Hand gel, why not, if only for hygiene reasons. But the other stuff no. Apparently face masks do next to nothing and I’m not sure what the inhaler would be of any use for.

[rasmus]

Originally Posted by Stitch & Smudge

A bit of both. Food and water, yes. Hand gel, why not, if only for hygiene reasons. But the other stuff no. Apparently face masks do next to nothing and I’m not sure what the inhaler would be of any use for.

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Inhalers because I have asthma

[Omega1]

I don’t know anyone here in the UK who has been stocking up on such things and over 1500 people have arrived into airports directly from Wuhan and probably many more indirectly.
The big difference is that in China it took a long time to identify the virus and consequently have a strategy to contain it. We now have the ‘heads up’ to monitor for arrivals who are infected and treat them accordingly. This isn’t always successful as people are asymptotic but can pass on the infection. Given the lock down in China - the longer it goes on, the less likely it will be that the virus will spread beyond its borders.
Also looking back to the doomsday scenario of SARS and ebola and what actually happened.
Personally, I think it is an over reaction - jmo.

[Stitch & Smudge]

Originally Posted by rasmus

Inhalers because I have asthma

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In that case you need the inhaler anyway so as long as you’re going to use them before they go out of date then by all means. But if you get extra without requiring them, then it’s a waste. Gloves would be a bit pointless as well but you can always use them for doing gardening, dishes or oil changes I suppose.

[Mackenzies03]

Please don’t get/take antibiotics with a virus as this only contributes to antibiotic resistance. If you are poorly and think antibiotics would help, seek medical assistance first before self-prescribing.

[PoohBears#1fan]

Originally Posted by Mackenzies03

Please don’t get/take antibiotics with a virus as this only contributes to antibiotic resistance. If you are poorly and think antibiotics would help, seek medical assistance first before self-prescribing.

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100% this, unless you have the ability to culture your own bacteria & find out what it's sensitive to, the only thing that comes out of self prescribing antibiotics is adding to Anti Microbial Resistance.

[Labboy]

No Rasmus you are prepping and planning so you are doing the sensible thing .