The shortage of the flu vaccines this winter is a result of government "inefficiency and incompetence", Tory leader Michael Howard has claimed. Ministers say they have ensured more flu jabs are available this year, but admit there is a shortfall...
The shortage of the flu vaccines this winter is a result of government "inefficiency and incompetence", Tory leader Michael Howard has claimed. Ministers say they have ensured more flu jabs are available this year, but admit there is a shortfall. In the Commons, Mr Howard said the "bungle" over the issue, as well as fears over energy supplies, showed the government was on the "skids". But Prime Minister Tony Blair branded the claims as "utterly absurd". Bird flu fears The Department of Health says the 14 million flu vaccine doses ordered by GPs from manufacturers and held in a contingency pot by government had all been used...
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