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In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only

November 6, 2009 By The Associated Press MARIA CHENG (AP Medical Writer)

LONDON (AP) — In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don't really need it.

Here, and across most of Europe, vaccine to protect against the pandemic flu is mostly given by invitation only to those...

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