Today the Sun newspaper reported an interview with me and it was slightly out of context.

I said that this pandemic strain of flu could kill millions…but we don’t know enough yet.

The flu kills about 500,000 people every year, usually old people or people with other medical problems.

The 1918 Spanish flu did indeed kill about 50 Million people and this current strain is a H1N1, just like that one.  However, I made no reference to this particular strain being likely to kill 50 Million people.

The Metro carried a less sensational version of what I said. Click below.