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Health officials have warned people in Warwickshire to ignore "potty" letters which claim vitamins can give immunity to swine flu.Health officials have warned people in Warwickshire to ignore "potty" letters which claim vitamins can give immunity to swine flu.
Anonymous letters titled "Don't have the Swine Flu Vaccine" were delivered to homes in Kenilworth and Coventry.Anonymous letters titled "Don't have the Swine Flu Vaccine" were delivered to homes in Kenilworth and Coventry.
Helen King, deputy director of public health at NHS Warwickshire, said: "The information in it is completely wrong."Helen King, deputy director of public health at NHS Warwickshire, said: "The information in it is completely wrong."
She said the NHS trust had contacted trading standards and the issue was being investigated.She said the NHS trust had contacted trading standards and the issue was being investigated.
Ms King urged people to look at the Department of Health's website for information about the swine flu virus and new vaccination.Ms King urged people to look at the Department of Health's website for information about the swine flu virus and new vaccination.
It's such a potty letter I would imagine that most people will see that people can't really be that serious in putting it together Helen King, NHS WarwickshireIt's such a potty letter I would imagine that most people will see that people can't really be that serious in putting it together Helen King, NHS Warwickshire
She said the letters claimed people could become immune to swine flu by taking various vitamins "which is just absolutely not true".She said the letters claimed people could become immune to swine flu by taking various vitamins "which is just absolutely not true".
She said the only way people could develop immunity to the virus way by having the vaccination or if they had had the virus itself. She said the only way people could develop immunity to the virus was by having the vaccination or if they had had the virus itself.
Ms King said: "It's such a potty letter I would imagine that most people will see that people can't really be that serious in putting it together."Ms King said: "It's such a potty letter I would imagine that most people will see that people can't really be that serious in putting it together."
She added that the fact the letters had not been signed said "a lot about" the worth of the information.She added that the fact the letters had not been signed said "a lot about" the worth of the information.
The swine flu vaccination is being offered to people from a number of priority groups, including people with health problems and pregnant women.The swine flu vaccination is being offered to people from a number of priority groups, including people with health problems and pregnant women.