David Ross Harper, Director General of Britain's Health Improvement and Protection Directorate, attends the first summit of "Lessons Learned and Preparedness of Swine Flu" in Cancun, July 2, 2009. The international event shared and analyzed the experiences and opinions of ministers and experts from around the world. Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

David Ross Harper, Director General of Britain's Health Improvement and Protection Directorate, attends the first summit of "Lessons Learned and Preparedness of Swine Flu" in Cancun, July 2, 2009. The international event shared and analyzed the experiences and opinions of ministers and experts from around the world.

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  1. A child receives a vaccination against the H1N1 virus at a subway station in Mexico January 19, 2010. The service, provided by the Ministry of Health, is a government initiative offering free vaccinations against swine flu at all subway stations.
  2. A woman is vaccinated against swine flu by a nurse in a subway station in Mexico City, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. Mexico City government started on Monday a vaccination program against swine flu.
  3. Photo taken in May 2009, of Janusz Kochanowski, Poland's ombudsman for civil rights. Poland has refused to buy swine flu vaccines out of safety fears, the only country known to take such a stance, and only one leading Polish official, Janusz Kochanowski, has waged a prominent public fight against the government over vaccines, condemning its stance as irrational and irresponsible. Now that the current outbreak appears to have peaked in much of Europe, Wednesday Jan. 13, 2010, many Poles feel the government has been vindicated: countries with large stockpiles often saw low public interest in the vaccines and face financial loss with unused doses now set to expire.
  4. A syringe is used to draw a swine flu vaccine for the next person at a vaccination clinic at Carlin Springs Elementary School in Arlington, Va., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010. Swine flu-shot drives for all ages are scheduled around the country for what's officially dubbed National Influenza Vaccination Week, in hopes of preventing a possible third wave of the epidemic later this winter.
  5. Brigney Polio 4, reacts after getting a swine flu vaccination at Carlin Springs Elementary School in Arlington, Va., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010. Swine flu-shot drives for all ages are scheduled around the country for what's officially dubbed National Influenza Vaccination Week, in hopes of preventing a possible third wave of the epidemic later this winter.
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  7. Ivan Bobila, 3, gets a swine flu vaccine injection at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009. The city was administering 16,000 swine flu vaccinations Tuesday, the largest effort to date.
  8. People line up to receive swine flu vaccinations at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009. The city was administering 16,000 swine flu vaccinations Tuesday, the largest effort to date.
  9. Lucy Jeffers, 1, receives a swine flu vaccine injection to her leg as her parents Crockett, top and Kate Jeffers hold her at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009. The city was administering 16,000 swine flu vaccinations Tuesday, the largest effort to date.
  10. An Israeli man receives a swine flu vaccine at a medical center in Jerusalem, Sunday, Dec. 20. 2009. The Israeli Health Ministry called on Israeli citizens to arrive as from Sunday to get a free vaccine against Swine Flu in the local clinics across Israel.
  11. North Korean Red Cross officer Park Yong-il (L) and South Korean Unification Ministry officer Kim Young-il exchange documents of delivery of anti-viral medicine offered from the South, in Kaesong, North Korea, December 18, 2009. North Korea on Friday accepted a batch of medicine from the South to combat a swine flu outbreak, the first shipment of humanitarian aid from its neighbour in about two years.
  12. In this photo released by South Korea Unification Ministry, South Korean officials, right, talk with a North Korean officer, left, about Influenza medicine Tamiflu and Relenza after the medicine arrived in Kaesong, North Korea, Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. North Korea made a rare expression of gratitude Friday after South Korea sent swine flu medicine, an official said, a day after Pyongyang threatened retaliation over naval drills near their disputed sea border.
  13. In this photo released by South Korea Unification Ministry, North Korean officials unload the boxes of Influenza medicine Tamiflu and Relenza from South Korea trucks after they arrived in North Korean city of Kaesong, North Korea, Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. North Korea made a rare expression of gratitude Friday after South Korea sent swine flu medicine, an official said, a day after Pyongyang threatened retaliation over naval drills near their disputed sea border.
  14. In this photo released by South Korea Unification Ministry, a North Korean official checks a box containing Influenza medicine Tamiflu and Relenza from South Korea upon arrival in Kaesong, North Korea, Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. North Korea made a rare expression of gratitude Friday after South Korea sent swine flu medicine, an official said, a day after Pyongyang threatened retaliation over naval drills near their disputed sea border.
  15. A North Korean custom officer checks anti-viral medicine offered from the South, in Kaesong, North Korea, December 18, 2009. North Korea on Friday accepted a batch of medicine from the South to combat a swine flu outbreak, the first shipment of humanitarian aid from its neighbour in about two years.
  16. North Koreans work to unload anti-viral medicine offered from the South, in Kaesong, North Korea, December 18, 2009. North Korea on Friday accepted a batch of medicine from the South to combat a swine flu outbreak, the first shipment of humanitarian aid from its neighbour in about two years.

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