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Published 07/03/2009 by Telegraph


Swine flu: fourth death in Britain

A teenager in London has become the fourth person in Britain to die after contracting swine flu, it has emerged. by Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor

Published: 3:00PM BST 03 Jul 2009

Chief Medical Officer Liam Donaldson says Britain has a massive stockpile of Tamiflu. Photo: REUTERS The 19-year-old man from...

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...for London, said: "There are people out there in the community, and we've talked about one today precious individuals that have got really difficult medical conditions who are particularly vulnerable when the population has a virus like this in it." We've all got a r...
Swine flu: fourth death in Britain [Telegraph - 07/03/2009]
...Sir Liam said: "There's generally a growth in people ordering drugs from the internet worldwide and there's a lot of concern among health authorities that people might buy counterfeit drugs. 'I think this is a similar situation people shouldn't buy Tamiflu from the internet. 'We have got a massive stockpile in this country and everybody can have access to it through the National Health Service.' Meanwhile research carried out by the Institute of Psychiatry at King s College London and the Health Protection Agency has found that three quarters of people are not concerned about the outbreak of H1N1 and two thirds have not followed any of the measures advised to limit its spread."
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