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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Thailand : Vaccine cocktail against flu viruses

Via The Nation :

" The Public Health Ministry has prepared 2.1 million doses of a new vaccine cocktail against three flu viruses -A/H3N2, B. and 2009 A/H1N1 virus.

The vaccine will be provided to six million people at risk of developing severe symptoms, including women more than seven-months pregnant, people weighing over 100 kilograms, disabled people with neurological conditions, patients with chronic diseases, people aged over 65 and children from six months to two years of age. Medical workers will also be immunised.

Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanavisith said yesterday that state hospitals across country will be administering the vaccine from July 1-October 31 under a project with the World Health Organisation."

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