The country is bracing itself for the impending flu epidemic and while no one wants to be ill and special care needs to be taken of the young and elderly, there is one group of people desperate not to get sick – parents.

Being a parent, the odds are already stacked against you, so throw a debilitating illness into the mix and you’re nearly out of the game.

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