U. K. Says Swine Flu Vaccination Program To Start In Autumn

By Ben Livesey | Bloomberg News 
Monday, September 14, 2009 9:08 PM EDT

 

The U. K. government said its swine flu vaccination program will start in the autumn and will be administered by family doctors. The plan will target nine million people most at risk from complications and will reduce the number of people needing hospital and intensive care treatment, saving money for the state's health care service, it said in an e-mailed statement.

"The vaccine is the best line of defense against this virus," the government said in the statement.