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Page last updated at 09:50 GMT, Sunday, 19 July 2009 10:50 UK

Johnson: Swine flu 'overreaction'

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Former Health Secretary Alan Johnson has described advice on the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) website to delay conception during the swine flu pandemic as an "overreaction".

Speaking to Andrew Marr on Sunday AM, Mr Johnson said the disease ranked as a bigger threat to the UK than terrorism, but that "no country was better prepared" to deal with the pandemic.

READ MORE: Swine flu tips for mothers-to-be

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