Oh well, at least most of us have made it through
news.sky.com
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The swine flu crisis is officially over leaving 411 deaths Britons dead - a fraction of the number feared. The National Pandemic Flu Service (NPFS) - including the the 24-hour health hotline - will be stood down on Thursday.(visit the link for the full news article)
The website will also disappear in response to the "steady reduction" in the number of cases, health chiefs have announced.
Critics say the seven-month outbreak - costing an estimated £1bn - has been mishandled by ministers and health officials, with a flawed threat assessment.
U.S. cases have been declining since October. An official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says swine flu cases are still occurring and are likely to continue a while longer at some level.
But another expert said a future large wave of cases now seems very unlikely. The expert, Vanderbilt University's Dr. William Schaffner, said the epidemic has "one foot in the grave."