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    Vaccination usually is first carried out among high risk groups and vulnerable people such as medics, the elderly and children, not necessarily the entire population. "China will be able to produce enough influenza A(H1N1) vaccines for 65 million people by the end of this year" health minister Chen Zhu said Friday. Full Article at News-Medical.net
    China will be able to produce enough influenza A(H1N1) vaccines for 65 million people by the end of this year
    – Chen Zhu SOURCE: News-Medical.net 2 months ago

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  1. A man touches a forehead of a person killed in a NATO forces pre-dawn operation in Mehtar Lam , in Laghman province, some 100 kilometers (60 miles) east of Kabul, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009. The Afghan government said NATO forces killed six civilians during a pre-dawn operation Tuesday in eastern Afghanistan. NATO disputed the allegation saying only militants died.
  2. Afghan President Hamid Karzai gestures during a news conference with U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at the Presidential Palace in Kabul December 8, 2009. Gates flew unannounced to Kabul where he met Karzai, the most senior visit by a U.S. official since President Barack Obama announced a new strategy last week, sending 30,000 extra troops but pledging to begin withdrawing them in 18 months.
  3. Villagers stand next to the bodies of civilians who they say were killed in a NATO-led attack in Armul village in Laghman province December 8, 2009. The NATO-led force said on Tuesday no civilians had died in the attack, saying its forces had killed seven militants and arrested four, but a provincial official said 13 civilians were killed in the pre-dawn raid in Armul village. A Reuters journalist in the village saw the body of a woman and 12 men, including two teenagers, covered in shrouds.
  4. Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva (L) is received by his Uruguayan counterpart Tabare Vazquez as Brazil's Foreign Minister Celso Amorim (R) looks on after arriving at Uruguayan Presidential building in Montevideo to participate in the Mercosur trade bloc summit in Montevideo December 8, 2009. The Mercosur trade bloc comprises Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and associated members Bolivia, Chile and Venezuela.
  5. South Korea's Kim Soh-wa attempts to lift 107kg during the clean and jerk of the women's 58kg weightlifting competition at the East Asian Games in Hong Kong December 8, 2009.
  6. Belgian judge Patrice Libiez chairs a court session on Fortis in Brussels December 8, 2009. Belgian court rejected Fortis shareholder group's initial demands to block break-up of financial services group last year.
  7. Belgian judge Patrice Libiez chairs a court session on Fortis in Brussels December 8, 2009. Belgian court rejected Fortis shareholder group's initial demands to block break-up of financial services group last year.
  8. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - DECEMBER 08: Afghan President Hamid Karzai gestures during a press conference with U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at the Presidential Palace December 8, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Secretary Gates is embarking on a week-long trip to Afghanistan one week after U.S. President Barack Obama announced that he will send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan.
  9. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - DECEMBER 08: Afghan President Hamid Karzai gestures during a press conference with U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at the Presidential Palace December 8, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Secretary Gates is embarking on a week-long trip to Afghanistan one week after U.S. President Barack Obama announced that he will send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan.
  10. EAST LONDON, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 08: A general view of the ground with the covers on during an England Nets Session ahead of England's first tour match against South Africa Airways XI at Buffalo Park on December 8, 2009 in East London, South Africa.
  11. EAST LONDON, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 08: Kevin Pietersen of England talks to Graham Gooch during an England Nets Session ahead of England's first tour match against South Africa Airways XI on December 8, 2009 in East London, South Africa.
  12. Pope Benedict XVI, framed by a Christmas tree, blesses the faithful during the Angelus prayer he celebrated from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009.
  13. Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni gestures during a practice session in Nagpur, India, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009. India and Sri Lanka will play first Twenty20 match on Wednesday.
  14. EAST LONDON, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 08: Luke Wright of England prepares to bowl during an England Nets Session ahead of England's first tour match against South Africa Airways XI on December 8, 2009 in East London, South Africa.
  15. EAST LONDON, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 08: A general view of the ground with the covers on during an England Nets Session ahead of England's first tour match against South Africa Airways XI at Buffalo Park on December 8, 2009 in East London, South Africa.
  16. Pope Benedict XVI, framed by a Christmas tree, greets the faithful during the Angelus prayer he celebrated from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009.
  17. Pope Benedict XVI, framed by a Christmas tree, greets the faithful during the Angelus prayer he celebrated from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009.
  18. Pope Benedict XVI, framed by a branch of a Christmas tree, delivers his blessing during the Angelus prayer from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009.