HSE orders 100,000 additional doses of flu vaccine to help combat virus

[Ronan Kelly]

HSE orders 30,000 additional doses of flu vaccine to help combat virus
EITHNE DONNELLAN Health Correspondent

ADDITIONAL STOCKS of the seasonal flu vaccine, which this year includes protection against the swine flu virus, have been ordered by the Health Service Executive, it was confirmed yesterday.

Dr Kevin Kelleher, head of health protection with the HSE, said about 650,000 doses of the seasonal flu vaccine had been delivered in September and most of it had now been used up. About 30,000 further doses of the vaccine have been ordered and these are ?in the course of being delivered?, he said.

He denied there was any shortage of seasonal flu vaccine. If GPs ran out of it they could order more, he said.

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There have been no deaths from swine flu in the Republic and admissions to intensive care have been ?relatively low?. Dr Kelleher said its likely this is because about a quarter of the Irish population was vaccinated during the pandemic compared to just 10 per cent in England.

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[Ronan Kelly]

Re: HSE orders 30,000 additional doses of flu vaccine to help combat virus

Re: HSE orders 30,000 additional doses of flu vaccine to help combat virus

HSE orders 100,000 extra flu vaccines
Updated: 10:02, Saturday, 8 January 2011

The Health Service Executive has ordered an extra 100,000 seasonal flu vaccines.

The drugs will be used to maintain a continuity of supply against swine flu if infection rates keep rising, as they are expected to do.


Elderly people and those in risk groups have been advised to arrange for vaccinations as soon as possible.

Fine Gael Health Spokesman Dr James Reilly has said there is a great risk of swine flu spreading in hospitals because of overcrowded emergency departments.

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