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Flu jabs for all schoolchildren 'the most cost-effective way to control virus'
New advice warns that expansion of scheme would be expensive and receive mixed response from public
Cass Jones
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 29 May 2012 23.52 BST
Vaccinating all schoolchildren against flu is the most cost-effective way of reducing the spread of the virus, according to advisers to the Department of Health.
Extending the immunisation programme to include all children from the age of five would reduce the impact of the illness in the UK, the joint committee on vaccination and immunisation said.
But it has warned that a huge expansion of the childhood vaccination scheme would be expensive and likely to receive a mixed response from the public and health professionals.
The committee said that there are currently too few school nurses to implement such an expansion and there would need to be an extensive public information campaign before it was introduced. It recommended that the scheme not be introduced before 2014 for these reasons...
Flu jabs for all schoolchildren 'the most cost-effective way to control virus'
New advice warns that expansion of scheme would be expensive and receive mixed response from public
Cass Jones
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 29 May 2012 23.52 BST
Vaccinating all schoolchildren against flu is the most cost-effective way of reducing the spread of the virus, according to advisers to the Department of Health.
Extending the immunisation programme to include all children from the age of five would reduce the impact of the illness in the UK, the joint committee on vaccination and immunisation said.
But it has warned that a huge expansion of the childhood vaccination scheme would be expensive and likely to receive a mixed response from the public and health professionals.
The committee said that there are currently too few school nurses to implement such an expansion and there would need to be an extensive public information campaign before it was introduced. It recommended that the scheme not be introduced before 2014 for these reasons...