Dear Phyllis Starkey,
In a letter from Ian Dalton to NHS Chief Executives published on the department of health site, he identifies the priority groups to receive the swine flu vaccination. From the list, it doesn't appear that school-children are going to be routinely vaccinated. Given that the swine flu infection rate goes down when the schools go on holiday and leaps again when they go back, surely the most efficient strategy would be to vaccinate all school children? Can you confirm whether it is government policy NOT to vaccinate all school children? It does seem a bit odd if that is the case, not only will it take longer to get the pandemic under control, but surely we should be protecting our children? I'd appreciate any light you could shed on this. Yours sincerely, Kevin PartnerPosted via email from Kevin’s posterous
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