Xinhua, November 1, 2009
More than 3.78 million Chinese people have been inoculated with the A/H1N1 flu vaccine to date according to the Ministry of Health. The vaccination campaign has been launched nation-wide, except in the Chongqing municipality and the provinces of Anhui, Jiangxi, and Sichuan. Twenty-six million vaccines have been dispatched to local medical institutions, and the eight domestic vaccine manufacturers are expected to produce a total of 100 million doses of the A/H1N1 vaccine by next year. The campaign is targeting specific groups, including the People's Liberation Army, armed police forces, medical staff, teachers, students, people working at key public service posts, and patients with chronic or cardiovascular diseases. As of yesterday, 46,000 cases of A/H1N1 have been reported on the Chinese mainland.--posted by Lauren Jung