The terrible swine flu pandemic that caused mass panic in the earlier months of 2009 is responsible for 26 deaths for every 100,000 cases of swine flu.<\/p>\n
New data published today on the BMJ website reveal a fatality rate of 0.026 per cent.<\/p>\n
When the pandemic was announced in June 2009, the Department of Health in England ordered all primary care trusts to collate data on people who became victims from swine flu.<\/p>\n
Today’s study reveals the first analysis of all this material and includes all known deaths in England from the flu up until 8 November 2009.<\/p>\n
The research reveals that 66 per cent of the people who died from swine flu would now be in one of the at-risk groups who would receive the vaccination.<\/p>\n
Chief Medical Officer for England Liam Donaldson believes that improvements in nutrition, status, housing and health care explain the apparent decrease in the number of fatalities.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201csince the most recent pandemic there have been major advances in intensive care medicine.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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