Every person in Scotland is to be vaccinated against swine flu, the government has announced � at a total cost of more than £100m.

Every person in Scotland is to be vaccinated against swine flu, the government has announced - at a total cost of more than £100m.

The updated pledge from Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon came as another two Glasgow schoolchildren were confirmed yesterday as the latest victims of the virus.

One new patient is the 13-year-old son of a critically-ill man undergoing treatment at the Victoria Infirmary, and the other is a five year old who came in contact with another of the man's children.

The younger child is a pupil of Annette Street Primary, which has been closed down as a precautionary measure to prevent a more serious outbreak.

As the virus continues to spread, another Scottish school has also been forced to keep pupils at home this week.

Dunoon Grammar School, in Argyll, has told its entire third year to stay away after it emerged that a 13-year-old pupil was showing symptoms of the A(H1N1) virus during classes on Friday. She is now being treated as a "probable" case of swine flu, and her friends and family have been given antivirals as a precaution.

However, despite the risk to third years Ms Sturgeon said there was no reason to disrupt classes for other age groups at the school.

She said: "Most people have had only a mild reaction and the risk to the general public remains low.

"But this does not mean that we should not remain vigilant and I would continue to encourage everyone to adopt simple hygiene precautions."

There are now 19 confirmed cases in Scotland with 12 probable cases and another 23 possible cases currently under investigation.

The UK total has risen to at least 244, with a significant outbreak at Eton the latest spate of infections to drive up the total.

Parents of children at the prestigious private school will today receive letters warning them that there are 32 suspected cases of swine flu among pupils.

The school has remained closed since the half-term break over fears that a 13-year-old boy confirmed as a case last week may have infected others. Seven of the new cases are classed as "probable" with a further fifteen "possible".

Exams have been affected, with pupils sitting national qualifications allowed to do so only under strictly controlled conditions.

No-one in Scotland or the rest of the UK has died as a result of the virus, but health officials fear a more violent strain could appear towards the end of the year.

Ms Sturgeon has renewed an earlier pledge that the government would provide vaccine for every person in Scotland, and she revealed at the weekend that the plan would cost an estimated £106m-£56m to buy the drugs and a further £50m to carry out the mass of vaccinations.

The vaccine is still in development, with the first doses due to be manufactured by September.

Health workers will be first in line to receive the vaccination, followed by children, the elderly, then the rest of the Scottish population.