Don't panic over virus pregnant women told; INFECTION.Byline: MIRROR REPORTER HEALTH officials in the UK last night moved to allay al·lay tr.v. al·layed, al·lay·ing, al·lays 1. To reduce the intensity of; relieve: allay back pains. See Synonyms at relieve. 2. fears over the danger of swine flu swine flu n. A highly contagious form of human influenza caused by a filterable virus identical or related to a virus formerly isolated from infected swine. to pregnant women and children. Fears were heightened when a woman with the virus died last week shortly after giving birth prematurely. Although experts said the virus was mild in the majority of cases, NHS NHS abbr. National Health Service NHS (in Britain) National Health Service advice stated that pregnant women were more susceptible to infections. An official said: "While most pregnant women with swine flu will only have mild symptoms like most other people, there is a higher risk of developing complications. "If you are pregnant and think you may have swine flu, call your GP." Expectant mothers have been told to avoid large crowds. The UK Government is expected to face a dilemma when it comes to deciding who will be vaccinated first when doses become available later this year. |
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