Thousands of Muslim children in Kirklees and Calderdale could miss out on the flu vaccine because of religious rules.
Health officials have admitted concerns after it emerged that the majority of Muslim parents would not accept the use of a new nasal vaccine called Fluenz.
The product is being used to vaccinate all children in England while Kirklees has also been chosen as a pilot area for a school programme for 11 to 13-year-olds.
Health officials have confirmed there is a tiny amount of pork gelatine used in the vaccine but Islamic scholars in other parts of the UK and the world have declared it is halal. [Huddersfield Examiner] Read more
