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The Health Service Executive West is urging those aged over 65 years and younger people with long term illnesses, such as asthma, heart problems, etc, to avail of the seasonal flu vaccine now.

Three out of four people intend to get the swine flu vaccine when the national vaccination programme gets under way, according to a nationwide survey carried out by the HSE.

The HSE and Department of Health announced that the swine flu vaccination programme will commence on November 2. As very few people in Ireland have any immunity to swine flu, over the coming months, the HSE will offer a swine flu vaccine to the entire population.

Two or three clinics giving the swine flu vaccination is not enough to deal with the population of county Galway and unless the HSE opens more clinics there will be problems for doctors and unnecessary stress caused to patients in rural areas.

The roll-out of the swine flu vaccine is set to start next week with the prediction that a quarter of the population will contract this new pandemic flu.

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) has recommended that pregnant women and those breast-feeding should receive the vaccine for swine flu (H1N1).

The first phase of the HSE Swine Flu Vaccination Campaign was launched on Mondy this week for Longford/ Westmeath. GP practices throughout the counties, with three additional HSE clinics operating in Athlone, Mullingar, and Longford will offer the vaccine to at-risk groups over the next two weeks.

Many people with children over the age of six months and those who are pregnant, are battling with the decision as to whether or not they should let their children or themselves get the swine flu jab.

The rate of swine flu among children is still “extremely high” the HSE West said this week as it prepares to offer the vaccine to this group over the coming weeks and months.

More than 13,000 people have been vaccinated against swine flu in Galway, according to the HSE West.