EXPECTANT mothers were told vaccination against swine flu was “the sensible approach” after the death of a pregnant woman and her unborn child.
The 17-year-old mother-to-be, who was from the Borders, died “in the last 24 hours”, a spokesman for the Scottish Government said.
Yesterday the Welsh Assembly announced that a 21-year-old expectant mother was one of two women with swine flu who had died.
England’s Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, said the virus was mild for most people but pregnant women had a higher risk of developing complications.
“Therefore, the sensible approach to reducing these risks is to get the vaccine,” he said.
“I do not want to see pregnant women dying of a preventable disease, that’s the bottom line.”
