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MANY GPs are getting only half the supply of the flu vaccine they are ordering from the Health Service Executive (HSE) because of rationing of stocks.
Several practices complained that they are not able to meet demands from at-risk patients as cases of flu continue to rise and more people are admitted with swine flu to intensive care.
In a letter to GPs, the HSE said the supply is "under pressure" and while it has received an additional 30,000 seasonal vaccines, it has had to order more, which it hoped would be delivered in the next two weeks.
All surgeries will get 500 doses of Pandemrix, leftover swine flu vaccine from last winter. These will be delivered with needles and syringes "in the next two weeks".
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Several practices complained that they are not able to meet demands from at-risk patients as cases of flu continue to rise and more people are admitted with swine flu to intensive care.
In a letter to GPs, the HSE said the supply is "under pressure" and while it has received an additional 30,000 seasonal vaccines, it has had to order more, which it hoped would be delivered in the next two weeks.
All surgeries will get 500 doses of Pandemrix, leftover swine flu vaccine from last winter. These will be delivered with needles and syringes "in the next two weeks".
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