GALWAY WONT GET SWINE FLU VACCINE UNTIL LATE AUTUMN

Date Published: 22-Sep-2009

It will the end of October at the earliest before a swine flu vaccine is available in Galway.That's according to Director of Public Health with the HSE West, Dr. Diarmuid O' Donavan.He's been providing information to members of the Regional Health Forum at a meeting in the city this evening.According to the HSE, the vaccine has yet to be licenced in Europe, which is causing the delay in its distribution.Fixed locations in Galway, where the vaccine will be delivered have not yet been finalised.