A study to be published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) today has found 11 percent of pregnant women admitted to intensive care units (ICU) with 2009 A/H1N1 (swine flu) died, with 12 percent of babies born to them dying from complications. None of the mothers had been immunised against seasonal flu.

Researchers have warned of the potential risk to pregnant women of complications from swine flu ahead of the influenza season, which kicks off during the Easter period.

AKRON, Ohio -- Health agencies in Ohio have thousands of doses of swine flu vaccine stockpiled after demand dropped off.

March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Australian Health Minister Nicola Roxon said today that swine flu will match last year’s severity in Australia, when 191 deaths were associated with the pandemic influenza that killed almost 17,000 people worldwide.

Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon says she expects the swine flu to be as severe this year as it was last year.

There are plenty of free swine flu vaccines available which are good to go for the flu season, the federal government says.

There are plenty of free swine flu vaccines available which are good to go for the flu season, the federal government says.

Grand Junction, Colo. You probably won’t see long lines waiting for the swine flu vaccine anymore. The rush for the shot has plummeted in the last couple of months, and residents aren’t getting the vaccination shot as much anymore.

March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Australian Health Minister Nicola Roxon said she expects swine flu to be “of the same severity as last year” in Australia. “There is enough vaccine for the entire community,” she told the Australia Broadcasting Corp. in a radio interview today.

Report: Ohio State health agencies still have thousands of doses of swine flu vaccine left over.