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A five-week-old baby is fighting for his life in hospital after contracting swine flu. Harvey Flannigan is on a life support machine after he was diagnosed with the H1N1 virus and bronchitis.

Parents Andrew Flannigan and Michelle Dyer are holding a bedside vigil at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.

Left fearing the worst for their second child, the couple, from Manchester Road, Heaton Chapel, say Harvey is now showing signs of improvement.

Dad Andrew said: "On Tuesday, we were told that Harvey is 30 per cent better and the medication they’ve given him is working.

"He’s still on a ventilator but he’s now on a grade three rather than grade four, which means he was at death’s door.

"Once he gets to grade one he can come off the life support machine. We are so relieved and are now 100 per cent hopeful he will be okay.

"It’s very difficult particularly given this time of year and Harvey is just five weeks old – he doesn’t deserve it," added Andrew, 29, who has two sons from a previous relationship, William and Niall, aged seven and four, and a three-year-old girl with Michelle called Amelia.

Harvey, who was born on Remembrance Sunday, was rushed to hospital by his parents when he turned ‘blue, had no energy and an uncontrollable cough’.

He later developed other symptoms including breathing difficulties, inability to take liquid and puffy eyes.

Michelle added: "At the moment he’s critical but stable and has turned a corner after four days of intensive treatment. Hopefully he will be okay.

"We are so worried about our baby – we couldn’t bear other parents going through what we have, especially at this time of year."

Hospital officials confirmed Harvey is in a ‘serious but stable’ condition.

Seven people have died from swine flu this winter in Greater Manchester, the latest being a woman from Bury.

A child from Bury, who was described as being critically ill last week, is still being treated for the H1N1 virus.

Health bosses are urging vulnerable people – such as pregnant women and the elderly – to have a combined swine flu and seasonal flu vaccine.

Here's the link to the doc.

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4982&hilit=documentary+1918

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/influenza/

December 21, 2010

A patient at Macclesfield Hospital has died of swine flu. Macclesfield’s first death from the H1N1 virus this winter, it has sparked a warning from East Cheshire NHS Trust................................

More than 300 people are in intensive care with flu, Government figures have shown.
Data from the Department of Health for England revealed there were 302 people in intensive care beds.

It is unclear how many have swine flu but they are expected to be in the majority.

New figures on the number of deaths from flu and swine flu will be released by the Health Protection Agency on Thursday.

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley briefed Cabinet colleagues on Tuesday morning on the flu situation and told them the NHS had plenty of capacity to deal with the upsurge in cases.

Prime Minister David Cameron told a press conference at 10 Downing Street: "We had a report at Cabinet this morning from the Health Secretary about the situation as regards flu, and particularly swine flu.

"He gave a report about the number of critical care beds being used for people with flu. While obviously... the number of flu cases has doubled in the last week, there is still plenty of capacity in the NHS.

"I think the figures on flu are quite similar to two years ago. They are a little worse than last year.

"I think there is a very good grip in the Department of Health on this issue. Andrew Lansley has a great grip over that department."

Mr Cameron said he did not know whether his wife Samantha had been advised of the risk of swine flu to pregnant women while she was carrying their fourth child, Florence, who was born earlier this year.

I think the figures on flu are quite similiar to two years ago. Similiar, huh??

As of today 21 Dec. There are 30 deaths confirmed and as many as 302 people stated to be critically ill in the U.K, all this reported by the media.

10 deaths (The last six weeks)

- http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/swine-flu-its-back-2157407.html?

20 deaths (The last few days)

First two deaths confirmed after The HPA report.
- http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1391197_swine_flu_alert_as_virus_kills_two_men_in_oldham?all_comments=1

A third man is confirmed to have died of Swine flu.
- http://menmedia.co.uk/rochdaleobserver/news/s/1391975_third_man_dies_in_swine_flu_outbreak?rss=yes

Two more die in Liverpool
- http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2010/12/15/two-liverpool-women-die-from-swine-flu-in-royal-liverpool-and-whiston-hospitals-92534-27828211/

A man dies of pH1N1 in Bolton.
- http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/districtnews/8738639.Vaccine_alert_after_swine_flu_death/

A child dies of Swine flu in London.
- http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/health_2_4371/nhs_islington_warning_after_child_dies_from_swine_flu_1_753274

Three die from swine flu at Whiston Hospital
- http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/8742443.UPDATED__Three_die_from_swine_flu_at_Whiston_Hospital/

Swine flu claims two more victims
- http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/health/s/1394398_swine_flu_claims_two_more_victims

Two die and others seriously ill
- http://news.scotsman.com/news/Two-die-and-others-seriously.6663516.jp

Three die as cases of swine flu spread
- http://www.metro.co.uk/news/851051-three-die-as-cases-of-swine-flu-spread#ixzz18lIbeaOO

Alert as patient dies of swine flu
- http://menmedia.co.uk/macclesfieldexpre ... _swine_flu

Another two people have died from swine flu in Greater Manchester
2.- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12052816

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302 flu victims in intensive care

(UKPA) – 16 minutes ago

More than 300 people are in intensive care with flu, Government figures have shown.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukp...1292944402924A

2.- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12052816



- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1340290/With-14-people-dead-swine-flu-190-intensive-care-look-need-know-protect-family.html?ito=feeds-newsxml


- http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/swine-flu-surge-leaves-15-dead-and-100-in-intensive-care-2161629.html

http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1401054_swine_flu_death_toll_rises_to_7_as_2_more_victims_are_confirmed

Swine flu death toll rises to 7 [in greater Manchester] as 2 more victims are confirmed

Another two people have died from swine flu – bringing the number of confirmed victims of the virus in Greater Manchester this winter to seven.

A woman, from Bury, died at Rochdale Infirmary after being struck down with the H1N1 bug. NHS chiefs said she had underlying health problems.

A man, also from Bury, died around two weeks ago but tests have only just shown that the cause was swine flu. As previously reported in the M.E.N, a Manchester man, a woman from Bolton, two men from Oldham and a man from Rochdale have died after contracting swine flu in recent weeks.

A child from Bury, who was described as being critically ill last week, is still being treated for the H1N1 virus.

Three patients from Bury appear to be a cluster. The sequences released from HPA were noth from the Manchester area.

Three patients from Bury appear to be a cluster. The sequences released from HPA were noth from the Manchester area.

A woman has died from swine flu at the Rochdale Infirmary.

The patient, understood to have underlying health problems, was from Bury.

The woman is the second person to die from the flu virus at the Infirmary.

NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale were unable to comment because the patient was not a Rochdale resident.



http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-fe ... -infirmary