Flu could kill 750,00 in UK
According to the UK's Department of Health, experts around the world share the view that a global pandemic of influenza could emerge and could cause millions of deaths. It is not possible to predict when this will occur. In the UK alone, a pandemic could affect 25-50 per cent of the population and cause up to 750,000 deaths
It is therefore imperative that the UK has robust preparations for an influenza pandemic in place.
As part of the UK's pandemic influenza preparation, the Department of Health established a Scientific Advisory Group on Pandemic Influenza (SAG), which advised on the scientific evidence base for health-related pandemic influenza policies. As part of a process to ensure SAG is more flexible and independent, Professor Sir Gordon Duff has been appointed as an external Chair of the group.
