Swine Flu Leeds Website Goes Live

Posted by Chris Ball

Swine Influenza Virus has come out of nowhere and spread like wildfire across the globe. With the news yesterday that 2 people in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire have died from a strain of the virus, the feeling that this is something that really won’t affect us is rapidly dissipating.

We have been working closely with NHS Leeds to provide the population of Leeds and West Yorkshire with a website that aims to educate and inform people about Swine Flu, and gives up to date information and breaking news on a local level. The site offers key information about prevention measures, frequently asked questions and general advice around the incredibly serious subject of this pandemic we have found ourselves embroiled in.  The site also provides professionals with local information such as where the nearest chemists stocking Tamiflu are located.

NHS Leeds deserve huge credit and praise for identifying early on, before the level of pandemic had been announced, that the regional public would want an online service of this kind.

We plan to keep working closely with NHS Leeds to develop the website further to keep up with the daily developments and increasing severity of our situation here in Yorkshire and the UK. Hopefully we can provide key info and help, in some way, to stem the spread of the virus.

To view the site please visit http://www.swinefluinfo.leeds.nhs.uk

We have also just launched http://www.thetwopercentclub.com

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