Swine flu deaths in UK double as country now has third highest number of cases in the world

Peacenik was just reading about influenza sudden death syndrome when Peacenik came across this story from England. Peacenik finds it worrisome that the swine flu continues to spread throughout the summer, before the fall flu season arrives. Peacenik finds it worrisome that healthy people are literally dropping dead soon after getting swine flu. So while many experts thought the swine flu would burn itself out for a while, the swine flu seems to be strengthening and becoming more dangerous. Peacenik doesn't get any sense that Canada is properly prepared for a huge uptick in swine flu this fall. Peacenik says don't count on the government. Start prepping and planning. Now.

By Daniel Martin
Last updated at 9:51 AM on 10th July 2009

The number of Britons who have died after contracting swine flu has almost doubled in two days to 14, officials said yesterday.

London is days away from an epidemic with the West Midlands not far behind.

Britain has the third highest number of confirmed cases of the virus in the world, just behind Mexico - where the outbreak began.
Swine flu vaccine being prepared in a laboratory in Brisbane, Australia

Swine flu vaccine being prepared in a laboratory in Brisbane, Australia, will arrive in Britain in August. But the country already has more than 9,700 cases

As the shocking figures were released a leaked internal memo warned last night that the NHS is not ready to deal with a swine flu epidemic because of 'muddled' emergency plans and time-wasting bureaucracy.

A senior trust executive condemned some crisis measures as 'contradictory' and 'a complete waste of time'.

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