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CMO calls for calm after ‘healthy’ flu death

Healthcare Republic - 13th July 2009 1:11 pm

England’s CMO Sir Liam Donaldson has said that further deaths from swine flu among healthy people who do not have underlying health conditions will be rare.

The call follows the announcement from NHS authorities in Essex that a healthy patient has died from swine flu.

Previous deaths from swine flu had all been among patients with serious underlying health problems.

Sir Liam added that despite the tragic death, the vast majority of people who have been infected by the virus have only suffered from mild symptoms. There have been 16 deaths so far.

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