Everyone will get vaccine against swine flu

[TriWooOx]

Quote:The NHS is preparing to vaccinate the entire population against swine flu after the disease claimed the life of its first healthy British patient.

A new vaccine is expected to arrive in Britain in the next few weeks and could be fast-tracked through regulatory approval in five days.

As many as 20m people could be inoculated this year. Ministers have secured up to 90m doses, and the rest of the population is likely to be offered vaccinations next year.

A man from Essex was confirmed on Friday as the first person without underlying health problems to have died from the virus. The health department said most people with the virus had only mild symptoms.

Peter Holden, the British Medical Association’s lead negotiator on swine flu, said GPs’ surgeries were ready for one of the biggest vaccination campaigns in almost 50 years.

“If this virus does [mutate], it can get a lot more nasty, and the idea is to give people immunity. But the sheer logistics of dealing with 60m people can’t be underestimated,” he said.

The health department said a vaccination programme would be drawn up based on expert advice.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/h...icle6689955.ece

[April]

:shocked:

[Hans Olo]

What frightens me is that in every one of these statements they're always assuming that everybody will take the shots. They ordered 60 Mio. that means everyone will be "offered" the shots. In a "military style" operation..

[TriWooOx]

I agree.. I wont be having this vaccine at all, even if they tell me i have too

I have even got my mum to question this as well..

[April]

My entire household is ready to tell the authorities to eff off with their vaccines! :angry2:

It's whether or not they will respect us or try to follow standard "force" procedure that i'm a little wary of.

I've heard too many rumors also about how it's going to be handled. :dazed: I've heard that folks that get their shots will receive rfid wristbands that will alert the authorities that they have been obedient. :eyebrow: My mom works for the school corporation here. We're nervous that they will try to force her to get her shot because she's with children all day. Then what?