GPs are ‘running out of flu vaccine’

A shortage of the new over-65s flu vaccine has led to many vulnerable older patients being turned away, GPs have said. Deliveries of adjuvanted trivalent flu vaccine, known as aTIV, have been staggered – with doctors warning ahead of the vaccination season that they would run out between batches, GP magazine Pulse reported. The vaccine, which has the brand name Fluad, has been recommended for patients aged over 65 this year, but a Pulse survey of 650 GPs found 68.5% said their practice had suffered a shortage.