The NHS is preparing to vaccinate the entire population against swine flu, the Daily Telegraph reports.

It comes after an Essex man was confirmed on Friday as the first person without underlying health problems to have died from the virus.

A new vaccine could be ready in just five days and ministers predict that as many as 20 million people could be inoculated before the end of the year, the report says.

Ministers have secured up to 90 million doses of the vaccine, which is expected to arrive in Britain in the next few weeks, and the rest of the population is likely to be offered vaccinations next year.

According to the newspaper, the UK government has ordered enough vaccine to cover the entire population. GPs are being told to prepare for a nationwide vaccination campaign.

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