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BREAKING NEWS: Swine flu at second school in Aylesbury

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Published Date:
25 June 2009
Bucks County Council have this afternoon confirmed a second school in Aylesbury has been hit by swine flu.
A pupil at Thomas Hickman School is said to have the H1N1 virus but the school will stay open.

A spokesman at BCC said: "The Health Protection Agency has advised that there is no need to close the school at this stage. A letter will go to all parents this afternoon.

"Anti-viral medication will be made available to pupils and staff in the same year group."

One parent at the school spoke to The Bucks Herald this afternoon: "They say there's no risk and it's only one student, but it's here, it's arrived in Aylesbury.

"I'm going to talk to my wife later, but with only two and a half weeks before the summer break I think we might take them out early.

"I don't want it being transferred to my kids, not with something like this anyway."

Earlier today it was reported that the Pebble Brook School in Aylesbury has been closed until at least July 3 because two people have the virus.

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  • Last Updated: 25 June 2009 4:35 PM
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165driver,

aylesbury 27/06/2009 05:18:09
My two children go to Thomas Hickman school and until the school or county can guarentee they wont catch swine flu then i will keep them of school. Many parents feel the same and where there is one case there is bound to be others. I am also not happy that the vaccination is only being offered to year5 and teachers. The county shouldnt allow other children to be put at risk for the sake of a jab that costs so little!
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Mr Mario,

AY 30/06/2009 18:37:57
a) There isn't a vaccine available yet.

b)It isn't particularly dangerous either. Only 3 people out of thousands in the UK have died, all of which had serious underlying health problems. Standard flu is just as dangerous!

Therefore there's little point in worrying!
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K Rothwell,

01/07/2009 17:21:08
i have to agree, between 250,000 and 500,000 die world wide from 'standard' influenza every year, all of a sudden swine flue doesnt look as dangerous, my child goes to the thomas hickman and will continue to do so
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