China gives free A/H1N1 flu vaccine to Mecca pilgrims
14:49, 16 October 2009
BEIJING. October 16. KAZINFORM The Chinese government is to give free A/H1N1 flu inoculations to 12,700 Muslims on pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia this year, together with free medicines and disposable masks, the China Islamic Association announced Thursday; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
A medical team of 44 workers, together with four medical experts assigned by the Ministry of Health, would accompany the pilgrims to give advice on A/H1N1 flu prevention.
Yang Zhibo, vice chairman of the association, said the pilgrims this year came from 27 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, with an average age of 60; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
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