Swine flu claims two more lives in the North

Swine flu has claimed the lives of two more people in the North in the past week.

The deaths of the two adults brings to 13 the number of lives lost to swine flu in the region.

The North's Health Minister Michael McGimpsey has announced that access to the swine flu vaccine is to be extended to children aged from six months to five years, as well as to adults caring for elderly or disabled people.