Eight Italian players hit by swine flu
Reuters - Thursday 29 October 2009, 11:30
MILAN - Eight players at Italian third
division soccer club Lucchese have caught H1N1 swine flu after
plans to vaccinate the squad were delayed.
"I think that after two days of high fever and one day of
rest, the players can return to training even if they are
tired," Lucchese doctor Riccardo Malfatti told Thursday's
Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper.
Italian authorities are considering vaccinating all athletes
competing in February's Winter Olympics in Vancouver but so far
a decision on football players has been left up to individual
clubs.
Football teams in England and France have also been
affected by the virus.