We haven’t heard a lot of reporting in America lately about the swine flu, but the number of cases in Britain is growing rapidly.  According to the BBC News yesterday:

“More than 73 people per 100,000 reported flu-like illness from 6-12 July, the Royal College of GPs said.”

The figures from the Royal College of GPs showed that the number of cases increased 46% from the week before.  The swine flu vaccine is expected to arrive in the United Kingdom at the end of August.  There will be a priority list to determine who is eligible to recieve the vaccine.

There have been seventeen swine fle-related deaths in the United Kingdom.