A young mum is believed to have died of suspected swine flu at Bradford Royal Infirmary.

The woman, 20, is understood to have given birth in the last few weeks.

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs BRI, would not comment on the grounds of patient confidentiality, but it is understood the woman died in the hospital’s intensive care unit on Thursday night.

It is believed the H1N1 swine flu virus is thought to be the cause of her death but tests are continuing to fully establish the circumstances.

Pregnant women are regarded as being at high risk from the virus and are in the core group of people being advised to get vaccinated.

Earlier this week, the family of Sarah Applin, 32, of Thurston, Suffolk, urged pregnant women to opt for vaccination.

Mrs Applin died following swine flu “complications” two weeks after giving birth to a son, William, at West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds on Tuesday.

Family members said Mrs Applin gave birth to William by Caesarean section on December 22. Mrs Applin and her husband, Richard, also had a four-year-old daughter.

Figures released on Thursday showed the number of deaths from flu since the start of October was up to 50.

Yesterday, the Government’s top immunisation expert said doctors’ surgeries which have run out of flu vaccine will be able to order vital supplies over the internet, Professor David Salisbury, director of immunisation at the Department of Health, said: “We have a large stock of vaccine.

“We have now got online ordering so that GPs will be able, from Monday, to simply order online from us and we will get deliveries very quickly, of large doses, large stocks of vaccine to them.”

The Government has been accused of not ordering enough doses of the vaccine for this year’s flu season, but Prof Salisbury said the same amount was ordered last year and the year before.

Earlier this week, health chiefs at Bradford and Airedale NHS Trust said they were confident they had enough seasonal flu vaccines to protect those who need it most.

In accordance with guidance from the Department of Health, GP practices across the district are sharing vaccine stocks among themselves, so that everyone who needs it can get vaccinated.

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