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| Winter flu 'hits intensive care' | Winter flu 'hits intensive care' |
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| There's been a dramatic rise in the numbers of people admitted to intensive care with flu, according to government figures. | |
| 302 beds are now occupied by flu patients, last week 182 beds were being used. | |
| It's not known how many of those patients have H1N1 "swine flu". | |
| The government is urging everyone in at-risk groups, particularly pregnant women, to be vaccinated. | |
| The flu jab protects those at risk from both seasonal flu and swine flu. | |
| New figures on the number of deaths from seasonal flu and swine flu will be released by the Health Protection Agency on Thursday. Experts are urging at-risk groups to get immunised. | New figures on the number of deaths from seasonal flu and swine flu will be released by the Health Protection Agency on Thursday. Experts are urging at-risk groups to get immunised. |
| This includes all pregnant women. | This includes all pregnant women. |
| For most people, H1N1 flu is a mild illness. | For most people, H1N1 flu is a mild illness. |
| However, some groups of people are more at risk of serious illness if they catch flu. | However, some groups of people are more at risk of serious illness if they catch flu. |
| People eligble for a free vaccine from their doctor are those aged 65 and older, pregnant women and people with chronic health conditions such as diabetes or heart disease. | People eligble for a free vaccine from their doctor are those aged 65 and older, pregnant women and people with chronic health conditions such as diabetes or heart disease. |
| Health Secretary Andrew Lansley briefed Cabinet colleagues this morning on the flu situation. He told them the NHS had plenty of capacity to deal with the recent upsurge in cases. | Health Secretary Andrew Lansley briefed Cabinet colleagues this morning on the flu situation. He told them the NHS had plenty of capacity to deal with the recent upsurge in cases. |