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Anger at hoax swine flu letter
IH
09 October 2009
HEALTH chiefs in Warwickshire are warning people to be on their guard for anonymous letters claiming vitamin supplements give immunity to swine flu.
Individuals behind the anonymous letter campaign, headed “Don’t have the Swine Flu Vaccine”, make a series of bogus claims in the letter.
Kenilworth is one area where poor quality photocopies of the letter have been known to have been posted through household letterboxes.
NHS Warwickshire urged residents not to be taken in by the hoaxer, who urges potentially vulnerable people not to have the swine flu vaccine.
Helen King, Deputy Director of Public Health and Swine Flu Lead at NHS Warwickshire, said: “It makes me angry to read the kind of nonsense this person is writing – especially as the letter is anonymous. What is particularly concerning is the claim that you can get immunity through vitamins. If this was true we would have got rid of all types of flu years ago.
“Swine flu is a serious issue and we would urge people in priority groups to get the jab when it becomes available and not be misled by anyone with a misplaced motive.”
Priority groups include high-risk individuals and frontline NHS staff as well as anyone aged between six months and 65 years who usually gets the seasonal flu jab because of a chronic illness such as asthma.
Pregnant women, and people who live with those whose immune systems are compromised, such as cancer patients or people with HIV/AIDS are also on the priority list.
Immunisation will be offered next to people aged 65 and over who are at high-risk of complications because of an underlying illness. -
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