Cher Piddock, Lead Asthma Nurse at Asthma UK says: 'We know that there is a risk for people with asthma that catching the virus could add to existing breathing difficulties they may have, which could then lead to a hospital admission.
'Our advice to help people with asthma protect themselves, is to have the swine flu vaccine as soon as it becomes available and to make sure that their condition is well-controlled. They can do this by using their preventer inhaler as prescribed, seeing their doctor or asthma nurse for an asthma review and getting a personal asthma action plan which gives information on what to do if your asthma gets worse or in an emergency.'
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