GMTV host Andrew Castle almost lost daughter to swine flu drug after 'respiratory collapse'

GMTV presenter Andrew Castle today revealed how his daughter 'almost died' after taking Tamilfu following an outbreak of swine flu at her south-east London school.

Mr Castle, 45, ambushed Health Secretary Andy Burnham on live television telling how 16 year-old Georgina, an asthma sufferer, had a respiratory collapse after taking the anti-viral drugs.

The former tennis professional told how the teenager received the drug when it was dished out to all pupils at Alleyn’s School in Dulwich, south London after a child returned from holidaying in the US with the virus in May.

Georgina, who was studying for her GCSE exams at the time, was rushed to hospital by ambulance and placed in isolation – only to discover she was not infected.

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