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Article: Irish at-risk patients to get two shots of swine flu vaccine
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- The Irish Times
- Article date:
- October 31, 2009
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ONLY ONE dose of vaccine is needed for protection against H1N1
flu, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday.
However, Irish health authorities still plan to give two shots of
the vaccine to patients when the swine flu vaccination campaign for
certain groups of patients begins on Monday.
The Department of Health is aware of the WHO's recommendation and
is monitoring the advice of the relevant organisations, a spokesman
said yesterday.
From Monday, the vaccine will be offered to at-risk patients
throughout the State.
Health experts around the world have been debating whether one or
two shots are necessary to protect against swine flu.
The number of doses required is key to ...