Swine Flu

A right pig’s ear

The government panicked over the threat of swine flu – and got its response completely wrong

Children should not be given Tamiflu, says study

Harms outweigh benefits, according to Oxford researchers

Government plans swine flu vaccination for all pupils

Ministers considering immunising 8.5 million pupils against swine flu

Open wide. Say “argh”

The trials and tribulations of an emergency swine flu appointment

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Swine flu response flawed, say peers

Lords committee argues that the swine flu service should have been launched months earlier

Tories argue flu service should have been launched earlier

National flu service should have been launched when outbreak became a pandemic, party says

The world’s busiest virus

. . . on a Heathrow pandemic, the supportive state and Stockholm stress

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Pandemic's progress

Our scientific knowledge will ensure that the swine flu pandemic is no apocalypse.

Swine flu help service to go live

National service will allow sufferers to access drugs without consulting a GP

Ministers urged to close schools to limit swine flu

Scientists argue that "prolonged" school closures could reduce infections by up to 45 per cent