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telegraph.co.uk at 7 May 2009 03:00 pm
Swine flu 'is not a plague' Sir Liam Donaldson has said as he urged schoolchildren not to shun or bully fellow pupils who have contracted the virus.
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telegraph.co.uk at 5 May 2009 05:23 am
Chief medical officer says it's not safe to assume the swine flu virus is a mild infection simply because none of the British victims has so far died.
irishtimes.com at 5 May 2009 12:00 am
DR TONY Holohan, chief medical officer at the Department of Health, said last evening that, while it remained the position that cases of swine flu outside of Mexico appeared to be mild in...
sfgate.com at 30 Apr 2009 07:06 pm
Mexico's top medical officer voiced optimism Thursday that swine flu has slowed in the nation hardest hit by the virus, but the World Health Organization cautioned there is no evidence...
telegraph.co.uk at 29 Apr 2009 03:43 pm
Sir Liam Donaldson chief medical officer made clear that people should not bother buying face masks to protect themselves from swine flu.
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