GP charge for H1N1 vaccine ‘not discussed yet’

THE question of whether people will be charged by GPs to administer the human swine flu vaccine has not yet been discussed, it emerged yesterday.

While the vaccine is free to private patients, there is still a question mark as to whether they will be charged by their GP to administer it.

Head of population health with the Health Service Executive, Dr Pat Doorley, said the health authority was coming to an agreement with the Irish College of General Practitioners on the delivery of the programme.