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National: Mother who lost three-year-old daughter to swine flu fears virus killed unborn baby,
Telegraph, 7 March 2011.
Gemma Ameen, 28, was 10 weeks pregnant when her daughter Lana died within just 48 hours of developing symptoms of swine flu in December. Just six weeks later, Mrs Ameen...
National: Zinc for the common cold,
NHS Choices, 16 February 2011.
"Zinc supplements can reduce the severity and length of cold symptoms," reported the Daily Express. It said that taking zinc syrup, lozenges or tablets within a day of developing...
National: Flu pandemic measures can start late, researchers say,
BBC News, 12 February 2011.
Measures to reduce the impact of a flu pandemic, such as closing schools, should not necessarily take place at the beginning of an outbreak, according to computer models...
National: £239m spent on swine flu jab,
Independent, 11 February 2011.
The Government spent £239 million on swine flu vaccine, official figures reveal. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ordered the Department of Health to release the...
National: Swine flu narcolepsy 'link' probed by WHO,
BBC News, 8 February 2011.
At least 12 countries have reported a possible link between a swine flu jab and a rare sleeping disorder, the World Health Organization has confirmed. It said "further...
National: Universal flu vaccine breakthrough,
Telegraph, 7 February 2011.
A universal flu vaccine that could protect people from all strains of flu has been successfully tested on humans for the first time by Britain scientists.
The breakthrough vaccine targets...
National: Universal flu vaccine 'could protect from all virus strains',
Telegraph, 7 February 2011.
A universal flu vaccine that could protect people from all strains of flu - a "holy grail" for scientists - has been successfully tested on humans for the first time. The vaccine targets...
National: Flu on decline in UK but rising elsewhere in Europe,
BBC News, 27 January 2011.
When has a flu outbreak peaked? You can only know this retrospectively, but it does seem that the worst of this winter's outbreak is behind us. Figures from the Health Protection...
Local: Flu death toll rises to 34 in Wales,
Wales Online, 27 January 2011.
THE number of people who have died after contracting flu in Wales has risen to 34. The seasonal flu death toll has now passed the 28 deaths which were linked to swine flu during...
National: Fall in flu levels 'continuing',
BBC News, 27 January 2011.
Flu levels have continued to fall in the past week with swine flu no longer even the dominant strain in circulation. The numbers of people going to their GP with flu is now a third of...
Local: Flu rates continue to fall in Wales,
Wales Online, 26 January 2011.
CASES of flu are continuing to fall in Wales suggesting the winter flu season is drawing to a close. Figures published today by Public Health Wales reveal the number of people...
Local: Wales’ top doctor says people left it too late to get flu vaccine,
Wales Online, 24 January 2011.
WALES’ leading doctor yesterday spoke of his disappointment at poor vaccine take-up rates in the face of the most severe winter flu season in a decade. Dr Tony Jewell also said he...
Local: 'Dramatic drop' in flu in Wales say GPs,
BBC News, 21 January 2011.
The level of flu infections in Wales has seen a dramatic drop in the last week, doctors are reporting. The number of GP consultations for influenza dropped from 93 per 100,000...
Local: Emergency flu clinics being set up in South West Wales to protect pregnant women,
This is South Wales, 20 January 2011.
EMERGENCY clinics are being set up to protect mums-to-be against flu. Pregnant mums are being urged to go along and have their flu jabs in Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend and...
Local: Experts warn public not to mistake meningitis for flu,
Wales Online, 20 January 2011.
HEALTH experts have issued a meningitis warning to the public following the highlighted shortage of flu vaccines. Sue Davie, chief executive of the Meningitis Trust, wants people...
Local: Flu on the wane but hospitals under pressure,
Wales Online, 20 January 2011.
FLU is on the wane in Wales with the number of people becoming ill falling sharply, figures reveal. The flu consultation rate has almost halved in the space of a week but experts...
Local: Concern as pregnant women turn their backs on flu jabs,
Wales Online, 18 January 2011.
ALMOST three-quarters of pregnant women in Wales have not been vaccinated against the ongoing flu outbreak, latest figures reveal. And the country is not hitting targets for...
Local: Health experts warn flu levels not yet peaked,
Wales Online, 13 January 2011.
FIVE people were admitted to critical care hospital beds with flu in the Cwm Taf local health board area. But there are signs that levels of influenza may be levelling off, with figures...
National: Vaccinate all children says mother of girl killed by swine flu,
BBC News, 12 January 2011.
The heart-rending story of three-year-old Lana Ameen has once again raised the issue of whether flu jabs should be available for healthy under-fives. She fell ill with swine flu on...
National: Birmingham girl aged three dies from swine flu,
BBC News, 12 January 2011.
The mother of a three-year-old girl from Birmingham who died from swine flu has criticised the government for not making the vaccine available to all. Lana Ameen died in a...
Local: GPs report small rise in number of flu patients,
BBC News, 12 January 2011.
The number of people contacting GPs with flu-like symptoms has increased slightly as vaccine supplies at two major pharmacies run low. Pharmacy chains Boots and Lloyds said their...
Local: Swine flu vaccine here,
Wales Online, 12 January 2011.
THOUSANDS of doses of the swine flu vaccine have been delivered to GP surgeries in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. The Pandemrix jab, which only protects against the H1N1...
National: Immune response to swine flu 'extraordinary',
NHS Choices, 11 January 2011.
"Swine flu could lead to a universal vaccine," reported The Independent. It said that a study has found that people infected with H1N1 swine flu "have an extraordinary immune...
National: Swine flu offers 'extraordinary super immunity',
BBC News, 11 January 2011.
People who recover from swine flu may be left with an extraordinary natural ability to fight off flu viruses, findings suggests. In beating a bout of H1N1 the body makes antibodies...
National: Healthy people should wait for flu jab, says top doctor,
BBC News, 11 January 2011.
The chairwoman of the Royal College of GPs says healthy people who want the flu jab should wait until everyone in "at risk" groups has been vaccinated. Some GPs in England have run...
Local: WAG gives GPs vote of confidence over flu jabs,
Wales Online, 11 January 2011.
DOCTORS were last night given a vote of confidence as the Assembly Government said there were no plans to strip GP practices of the responsibility for ordering flu vaccines...
National: Swine flu latest from the NHS,
NHS Choices, 10 January 2011.
Swine flu is no longer classified as a pandemic but the H1N1 swine flu virus continues to circulate as part of seasonal flu. This news page is not being regularly updated at present...
Local: Meningitis risk rises in wake of flu season,
Wales Online, 10 January 2011.
WALES could be hit by a rise in the number of cases of potentially lethal meningitis in the wake of the winter flu season, health experts have warned. Parents are being urged to be...
Local: Swine flu vaccine stock released to Cardiff, Vale GPs,
BBC News, 10 January 2011.
Swine flu vaccines are being released to GPs in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan from Monday. Health officials agreed to release stockpiles of the H1N1 vaccine to meet demand...
Local: New delivery of swine flu vaccine on Monday,
Wales Online, 8 January 2011.
SUPPLIES of the pandemic swine flu jab will be sent to GP surgeries in Cardiff and the Vale on Glamorgan on Monday, the Echo has learned. The move comes as NHS stocks of the...
Local: Flu kills 12 in Wales this winter,
Wales Online, 7 January 2011.
TWELVE people have died after contracting flu in Wales, the Assembly Government said last night. And flu was a contributory factor in a further 45 deaths since October, the figures...
National: Swine flu jab to be used,
NHS Choices, 7 January 2011.
Many newspapers have reported that due to a shortage of flu vaccine, the government is breaking out stocks of 'old vaccine' from last year. Is there enough seasonal flu vaccine?...
National: Old pandemic flu vaccine 'to fill jabs shortfall',
BBC News, 6 January 2011.
Old vaccines left over from the swine flu pandemic will be used to plug the shortfall in this winter's supplies. The government made the announcement amid reports that GPs in...
Local: Rise in flu levels expected in Wales after children return to school,
Wales Online, 1 January 2011.
Public health experts have urged parents to send their children to school as usual despite rising levels of flu. Most public schools will reopen after the Christmas break on Tuesday...
