15% of inmates risk getting swine flu

OFFICIALS at Cork Prison have said that up to 15% of inmates are at risk of contracting swine flu.

15% of inmates risk getting swine flu

They also said that four out of five of those at risk have taken the vaccine.

Staff at the prison had been concerned earlier that a secure unit for disruptive prisoners was instead being used to isolate inmates who have been struck down with the flu.

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