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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).

Founded in 1986 by a group of 16 taxi drivers to provide the people of Galway and visitors to the city with a reliable, fast, and efficient taxi service, Galway Taxis has evolved into Galway's premier taxi company.

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.

Children in Hospital Ireland is launching an appeal for retail businesses to step forward and help thousands of children in hospitals around Ireland by allowing the charity to sell its fundraising Christmas cards from their premises.

The male surgical (B) ward at Mayo General Hospital is currently closed to admissions, due to cases of vomiting and diarrhoea. Patients are being accommodated in both the medical assessment unit and the emergency department at the hospital at present.

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.

Parents are being warned not to be complacent about the risks of swine flu because rates among children are still “extremely high”.

The swine flu vaccination clinic at Mayo General Hospital will be open on Mondays and Thursdays only from next Monday, January 18.  It is intended that some of the staff from this clinic will be redeployed to work with the school vaccination teams in Mayo.