Germany starts mass vaccination against Swine Flu
Post date: Oct 26, 2009 1:18:2 PM
26.10.2009
26.10.2009
Germany begins mass swine flu immunization
Germany begins mass swine flu immunization
50 million doses
50 million doses
The German states have collectively ordered 50 million doses
of the vaccine Pandemrix from drug company GlaxoSmithKline.
German authorities have been accused of developing a two-tier system for immunizations.
The federal government had ordered a vaccine for top politicians, federal government officials
and soldiers that differs from the vaccine ordered for the rest of the population.
Germany's Robert Koch Institute has reported three swine-flu-related deaths in the country.
source: dw-world.de
