Reassurance after swine flu death

Reassurance after swine flu death

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England's chief medical officer says further deaths from swine flu without underlying health problems cannot be ruled out but will be rare.

It follows the first death in the UK of a patient who was otherwise healthy. The victim lived in Essex and died in hospital on Friday.

Sir Liam Donaldson said it was a tragic case but people should not panic.

Fifteen people have now died in the UK after contracting swine flu - 13 in England and two in Scotland.

Sir Liam said that for the vast majority of people infected, the new flu virus had produced only mild symptoms.

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Hmmmmmmm time to go into long-term hibernation and quarantine to get away from these nasties.

Shall we take a bet on which number will be greatest at the end of the month - no. of swine flu deaths, or British troop deaths in Afghanistan?

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[edit on 11-7-2009 by john124]