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| A swine flu vaccination campaign will be launched in the autumn starting with pregnant women and those with underlying health conditions. | |
| In total, 54.6 million doses of pandemic vaccine are planned to be delivered by December. | In total, 54.6 million doses of pandemic vaccine are planned to be delivered by December. |
| Those eligible will need to have two doses of the vaccine. | Those eligible will need to have two doses of the vaccine. |
| Chief Medical Officer Professor Sir Liam Donaldson said the vaccine was going through similar safety testing as seasonal flu vaccine. | Chief Medical Officer Professor Sir Liam Donaldson said the vaccine was going through similar safety testing as seasonal flu vaccine. |
| In October, people aged six months to 65-years-old in conventional at-risk groups for normal seasonal flu, such as those with diabetes or heart disease, will be first in line for the vaccine. | |
| This will be followed by all pregnant women subject to licensing arrangements and better information on when in the pregnancy the vaccine should be given. | |
| People living in households with patients with suppressed immune systems and those over 65 in conventional at-risk groups will also be eligible. | |
| By the middle of winter, the government hopes to have enough evidence to decide whether the campaign should be extended to healthy people. | |
| So far 300,000 doses of the vaccine have been delivered by the manufacturers, the government said. | |
| Falling rates | |
| The number of people newly diagnosed with swine flu continues to fall, with an estimated 25,000 new cases in England in the last week compared with 30,000 last week. | |
| In total, 371 patients are currently in hospital as a result of swine flu and 44 deaths have been linked with the virus. | |
| Cases are expected to continue falling over the summer with a surge in the autumn after children go back to school. |