It’s a year since the initial instances of swine flu surfaced in the UK and the bug has, all but vanished from the headings.

But NHS East of England says that it is still imperative to be watchful and get inoculated if you are in one of the in danger groups.

It was on June 11, 2009 when the World Health Organization officially announced a swine flu epidemic and lifted the worldwide alert level to six.

Over the months that pursued, the nation witnessed two swine flu rushes with massive number of people falling sick.

In total, 179,678 people in the East of England were reviewed with swine flu by the National Pandemic Flu Service between July 23 and February 10, though the number is believed to be far higher, as it does not comprise those evaluated by GPs and those who got self-treated.

In the East and North Herts region, there were 17,373 instances and in Bedfordshire (exclusive of Luton), there were 13,865.

The numeral of anti-viral dosages gathered in East and North Herts was 12,200, whilst in Bedfordshire, it was 8,769.

Of those detected with swine flu in the region, 121,703 used the anti-viral compilation points. Though, it was a gentle flu infection for nearly everyone, there were some austere cases and deaths.