New Delhi, Aug 7 - India is at the forefront of developing a swine flu vaccine that will be available in 'four to seven months', the government announced Friday as 96 new infections were reported.

Speaking to reporters here Friday, union Health Secretary Naresh Dayal said: 'The process has been already set in motion and India is at the forefront of developing a vaccine.'

'But the vaccine will be available by four to seven months from now,' he added.

There is no known vaccine so far to tackle the virus that has infected over 700 people in the country so far.

Dayal said the World Health Organisation had given the 'seed stock' of the influenza A (H1N1) virus to India.