Australian farmers supply eggs for A/H1N1 flu vaccine

"We're making a test batch at the moment that we can put into our clinical trial process," CSL spokeswoman Rachel David said on Wednesday. The company needs the eggs to conduct clinical trials that are expected to take three months to complete. Meanwhile, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Australia has been the best prepared country in the world to deal with the threat of A/H1N1 flu. The number of A/H1N1 flu cases in the country has topped 1,000, with the majority reported in Victoria. Rudd said that since the flu first hit Australia last month, the government had acted on the best possible advice from health experts, Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.chinaview.cn for full version.