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England’s chief medical officer has claimed that the swine flu pandemic is considerably less lethal than originally feared, with a death rate of less than 0.1 per cent.
Twenty-six people have died from the for every 100,000 H1N1 cases in England, an analysis of deaths to November 8th revealed.
About 1 per cent of Britons has had [...]
10th Dec 09
Swine flu jab talks fail
by Adam Richards
Talks between doctors the Government and GPs have broken down over arrangements for giving the swine flu vaccine to young children.
GPs have refused to take on the work unless the Department of Health relaxed the target for seeing patients within 48 hours, saying they could not cope with the workload.
Secretary for Health Andy Burnham said [...]
12th Nov 09
Warning following the surge in winter vomiting illness
by Katie Naylor
Britons have been warned of a rise in the cases of the winter vomiting bug, the norovirus, which health officials saying that 35 cases have been confirmed in the past month.
The Health Protection Agency has said that schools, hospitals, aged care homes and nurseries had been worst hit by cases of diarrhoea and vomiting, with [...]
2nd Nov 09
Swine flu cases on the increase
by Harry Oldfield
There were approximately 78,000 new instances of swine flu in the UK in the last seven days, figures have revealed.
These are up from 53,000 in the prior week but comes short of the 100,000 cases at the height of swine flu in July.
Currently there are 751 Britons in hospital with the virus, from which 157 [...]
22nd Oct 09
School shuts as swine flu vaccinations starts
by Adam Richards
Medical workers have begun the arduous of vaccinating millions of vulnerable patients against the swine flu.
The task comes as a primary school in Wales has been ordered t close after some students been taken ill by the sickness.
British hospitals will receive over 415,000 doses of the Pandemrix vaccine over the next three days, which will [...]
20th Oct 09
Pregnancy still safe despite swine flu warnings
by Katie Naylor
Couples have yesterday been urged not to be scared away from having children because of the swine flu pandemic.
However, the National Childbirth Trust had already called for women to delay conception until the threat of the disease has passed because of the risk it posed of infection to expectant mothers.
Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon argued that [...]
9th Oct 09
Patient death linked to swine flu
by Harry Oldfield
A 31-year-old woman who passed away at the Royal Berkshire Hospital later tested positive for swine flu.
Art Edwards, of Aberdeen, had been visiting her son for his seventh birthday when she began feeling ill last week.
She died at the hospital last Wednesday from complications arising from a dangerous strain of pneumonia.
NHS Berkshire West said the [...]
8th Oct 09
GlaxoSmithKline sees orders for swine flu vaccine soar
by Katie Naylor
GlaxoSmithKline has signed 22 contracts for the Government for its H1N1 swine flu vaccine since the summerYesterday, Britain’s biggest pharmaceutical manufacturer disclosed a big increase in orders for their swine flu vaccinations as governments around the globe build stockpiles ahead of the winter months.
The company has said that every vaccination would cost up to £5 [...]
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