Swine Flu
Update April 7 2010: New cases of pandemic H1N1 (2009) influenza in communities in England remain at around their lowest level since the disease first appeared in the United Kingdom. Patients continue to be hospitalised and admitted to critical care facilities, though numbers remain small.
The pandemic H1N1 (2009) vaccination programme is still being delivered: front line health and social care staff; highest priority groups (those with underlying illness and pregnant women); and healthy children aged 6 months to under 5 years.
The vaccine is now available as a travel vaccine for the protection of travellers to Southern Hemisphere countries. The Southern Hemisphere 'flu season is expected to start shortly and vaccination will reduce the risk of travellers, including those heading to the football World Cup in South Africa, catching the disease whilst abroad and bringing the virus back into the UK.
Public information about swine flu
The county council has been working with NHS organisations, other local authorities and government offices in the region on business planning to combat the effects of this emergency.
The county council is also following guidance from the Department of Health, World Health Organisation and Health Protection Agency. We are a member of the Staffordshire Resilience Forum, a group of partners from the county's public services including health, the emergency services and others. The forum works to safeguard the interests of Staffordshire's communities before, during and after a civil emergency.
Overall we are aiming to respond effectively and do whatever we can to ensure our services continue for the people of Staffordshire.
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National Pandemic Flu Service|||
Everyone can do their Bit|||
Holiday Advice|||
Staffordshire Prepared|||
Carers emergency record|||
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