Rapper Ice-T has immunised himself against swine flu after a close friend's sister was killed by the deadly virus.
The star admits he was ignorant to the dangers of the H1N1 pandemic until it struck close to home.
Ice-T, whose real name is Tracy Marrow, tells TMZ.com, "I actually had a friend die from the swine flu. One of my friend's I went to school with, his sister. I didn't really take it seriously until that happened."
The tragedy prompted him to take precautions himself: "It's real s**t. I took a flu shot."
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