[Scarlett.]

Health chiefs are preparing to vaccinate the entire population against swine flu.

In what would be the biggest vaccination programme of the last 50 years, experts are already drawing up a priority list of patients to be given immunity before the bug becomes more virulent.

It comes after the first British patient without underlying health problems died from the disease, taking the number of swine flu-linked deaths in the UK to 15.

Peter Holden, the British Medical Association's lead negotiator on swine flu, told The Sunday Times: "The high risk groups will be done at GPs' surgeries.

"People are still making decisions over this, but we want to get cracking before we get a second wave, which is traditionally far more virulent."

He added: "If the virus does (mutate), it can get a lot more nasty, and the idea is to give people immunity. But the sheer logistics of dealing with 60 million people can't be underestimated."

The latest swine flu-linked death happened at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, NHS East of England.

Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson warned on Saturday that other healthy people were at risk of dying from the disease.

He said: "As with all flu-like viruses, some people are at higher risk than others. Unfortunately, people who are otherwise healthy could also become seriously ill or, sadly, die."

But Sir Liam added: "Fortunately, this particular new virus isn't nearly as severe as it could have been. If it had, for example, come out of the bird flu variant it would have been producing much higher levels of mortality."

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I hate injections

[Lewis.]

I don't mind injections, so It will be okay? I wonder who they will vaccinate first?

[pinkmichk]

Originally posted by LewisLeona
I don't mind injections, so It will be okay? I wonder who they will vaccinate first?

it will be the same as the order for normal flu jab so the elderly those who have respiratory problems such as asthma etc first then prob children and then healthy adults

[30stone]

May aswell get anoter whilst im there, got a letter through a couple of months ago me n my brother need one for somthing else..

[xDramatick]

Ahhh no please.
I really. really. hate vaccinations.

[Marc]

Oh right. Fair enough!

[Beastie]

if i catch it i will have to have the jab but yeah i dont like jabs either

[pinkmichk]

Originally posted by bbfanatic
if i catch it i will have to have the jab but yeah i dont like jabs either

i'm pretty sure that they are giving everyone the jab as a precaution in case it mutates and becomes stronger or owt in the autumn/winter months
but even this doesnt bother me about swine flu i'm sure that the government are working more on a precaution just in case thing although i do hate needles

[bettiepage]

I'm not bothered about injections after getting two in my toe last year; ingrowing toenail, and they killed. Nothing could be worse than them.

[Ninastar]

Originally posted by 30stone
May aswell get anoter whilst im there, got a letter through a couple of months ago me n my brother need one for somthing else..

My friend got that too. (Well i think it will be the same one) but yeah. he has the injection tommorow and he has already has had some on friday!

[Firewire]

NOPE.

You won't catch me getting the vaccination.

[Jen]

Originally posted by Firewire
NOPE.

You won't catch me getting the vaccination.

OK, so i'll watch you get swine flu.

[Ross]

I have asthma, lol.

[Firewire]

Originally posted by Jen

OK, so i'll watch you get swine flu.

Yeah.

[james_h]

After watching Torchwood, I'm not sure if I want it. lol

[Scarlett.]

GAH!!!!!!! Just thinking of the steel tip wriggling about beneath my skin jkjsdklgkled

[WAYNEEBRUM]

im not having it either,if i die,i die...

[bananarama]

I have the flu jab each year........There is no pain worth mentioning.....A couple of seconds and it's done.......Surley better than possibly having your lungs give you a slow death of drowning in your own fluids.......That's what the flu can do in some cases.......

PS.....Six year old girl died Thursday......Thus far no underling illness other than she had swine flu......

[icehot69]

MY MOM HER WIFE AND MY STEP BROTHER WHO IS DISABLED ALL HAVE JSUT BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH IT TODAY

MY STEP BROTHER IS BEING MONITORED AS HE COULD DIE BECAUSE OF HIS DISABILITY

I WANT TO SEE MY MOM TONIGHT BECAUSE ITS HER BIRTHDAY AND SHE'S ILL AS IT IS