Dr Nigel Higson, a Sussex GP and member of the Primary Care Virology Group, said that while the incidence of severe egg allergy was "miniscule", moving away from egg-based vaccines was a good idea.

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During the severe downturn of 1930, the Fed did nothing as a first group of banks failed.

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Coronaviruses are a group of viruses ranging from the common cold to the Sars (severe acute respiratory syndrome) virus.

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The first group received a daily dose of prednisolone - a steroid tablet used to treat severe asthma - for two weeks.

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Mr Lavery said a central civil contingencies group, chaired by the head of the civil service, had met to discuss the severe weather on Sunday 24 March.

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Ali, who also suffered severe burns to his torso, is among a group of children flown to Kuwait by the U.S. military for vital treatment, the UK-based Limbless Association charity told CNN.

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