With the swine-flu pandemic almost on the verge of diminishing and a year after the epidemic was first reported, the British Medical Association reveals its helplessness in accounting for the money spent on the flu.

The question on the swine flu spending has surfaced, after a £44 million bill was faced by the North Ireland Health Department.

It may be noted that eighteen citizens and two visitors succumbed to the swine flu deaths in Northern Ireland and most of the population consisting of old people above 65 years of age, pregnant women and children were vaccinated.

But in February this year, it was reported that flu shots costing £550,000 had not been used in the state and Health Minister, Michael McGlimpsey said that they had got extra vaccines in lieu of preventing an outbreak at its outset.

The Chairman of the British Medical Association (BMA) GP Committee, Dr. Brian Dunn said that he did not want to justify the money spent on the epidemic and insisted that they had done everything at hand, to prevent the infections from spreading.

Dunn shared, “At a time when money is scarce and is likely to get scarcer; at a time when waiting lists are going up; at a time when we are talking about cuts in front-line services, I think it is very hard to justify that”.