Source: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wa...1466-27944013/
Flu kills 12 in Wales this winter
Jan 6 2011 WalesOnline
TWELVE people have died after contracting flu in Wales, the Assembly Government tonight said.
And flu has played a contributing factor in a further 45 deaths since October, figures have revealed.
The figures ? the first to be issued by the Assembly Government since the end of the swine flu pandemic ? come as doctors in Wales have been given permission to use the 2009 swine flu jab to vaccinate patients.
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It follows shortages of the seasonal flu vaccine in parts of Wales, including the nation?s largest hospital ? University Hospital of Wales, in Cardiff.
The figures also show there are 71 people with flu being treated in critical care beds in Wales ? 21 of these patients are aged between six and 15...
Flu kills 12 in Wales this winter
Jan 6 2011 WalesOnline
TWELVE people have died after contracting flu in Wales, the Assembly Government tonight said.
And flu has played a contributing factor in a further 45 deaths since October, figures have revealed.
The figures ? the first to be issued by the Assembly Government since the end of the swine flu pandemic ? come as doctors in Wales have been given permission to use the 2009 swine flu jab to vaccinate patients.
flu
It follows shortages of the seasonal flu vaccine in parts of Wales, including the nation?s largest hospital ? University Hospital of Wales, in Cardiff.
The figures also show there are 71 people with flu being treated in critical care beds in Wales ? 21 of these patients are aged between six and 15...
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