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Swine flu vaccination slow roll-out across Kirklees GP surgeries

NOT all GP surgeries in Kirklees have received the swine flu vaccine, it has been revealed.Read

Swine flu tragedy hits Castle Hill special school

A 10-YEAR-OLD Huddersfield girl with special needs has died after contracting swine flu.Read

MP Mary Creagh’s warning over flu vaccine

A LOCAL MP is urging people to remember their regular seasonal flu jab.Read

Kirklees swine flu cases yet to soar

THE SWINE FLU surge is yet to hit Kirklees, health chiefs confirmed today.Read

WEDS AM: Swine flu vaccination programme under way

A MASS swine flu immunisation programme got under way today with the country’s chief medic urging all priority groups to take up the offer of vaccination.Read

Blood stockpiled over winter swine flu fears

PEOPLE in Huddersfield are being urged to give blood now to save lives this winter.Read

Newsome church bans hand-shaking because of swine flu

A VICAR has defended a ban on physical contact between churchgoers because of fears over swine flu.Read

Call for calm over swine flu

A TOP doctor accused the Government yesterday of "over-kill" in its reaction to swine flu.Read

Councillor Mehboob Khan fears September swine flu outbreak

A COUNCIL chief said he is taking the prospect of a second outbreak of swine flu ‘very seriously’.Read

Kirklees health chiefs plan for autumn Swine Flu outbreak

MORE than 2,500 Kirklees residents have now been treated with anti-virals such as Tamiflu following the Swine Flu pandemic.Read

Health chiefs: ‘We can cope with swine flu’

HEALTH authorities in Kirklees and Calderdale have insisted they have enough anti-viral drug collection places to cope with swine flu.Read

Specialist swine flu centres set up in Kirklees

TWO special centres have been set up to dispense antivirals for swine flu – but people can only go if they have a special reference number.Read

Swine flu is of growing concern for small firms, says Forum of Private Business

A GROUP for small firms has reported a surge in calls from business owners seeking advice on swine flu.Read

Swine flu prescription blunder at Huddersfield pharmacies

HUDDERSFIELD swine flu sufferers faced a day of chaos as they fought to get their Tamiflu prescriptions under a new system.Read

Examiner journalist’s swine flu misery

SWINE-FLU victim Examiner journalist Emma Davison has spoken out about the extreme sickness she experienced caused by the antiviral drug Tamiflu.Read

Golcar mum-to-be’s swine flu anguish

A PREGNANT mum whose first baby died in tragic circumstances was forced to wait more than seven hours to discover if she had swine flu.Read

Prime Minister Gordon Brown defends record on swine flu

THE death toll linked to swine flu rose to 31 as the Prime Minister said the Government was making an “enormous effort” to tackle the pandemic.Read

TUES PM: Swine flu girl, 6, died from septic shock

A six-year-old girl with swine flu died of septic shock following a bout of tonsilitis, it was announced today.Read

Swine flu advice for pregnant women could change if 'big numbers' reached

PREGNANT women and people with weakened immune systems could be advised to stay away from crowds for a period of a "few weeks" should the swine flu reach "big numbers" in the autumn, the chief medical officer said today.Read

Emergency planning teams meet in Kirklees over swine flu fears

EMERGENCY planners are holding crucial talks to counter fears of a swine flu pandemic.Read