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Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:36 PM

Published 11/04/2009 by Brunei Times


Brunei gets first shipment of H1N1 vaccines

The H1N1 vaccine: The Ministry of Health yesterday presented samples of the H1N1 vaccine. Picture: BT/Saifulizam

Rachel Thien

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

THE first shipment of 1,500 Influenza A (H1N1) doses of vaccines has arrived in Brunei on Monday, with another 476,000 doses expected to be available for...

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"We will be sending our doctors to give the vaccines to the Haj pilgrims at Mekah and Medinah. The remaining vaccines (that we have now) will be given to frontline workers of our ministry" he said, adding that...
Brunei gets first shipment of H1N1 vaccines [Brunei Times - 11/04/2009]
"However, when we get the rest of the vaccines by the end of January, it will be for the rest of the population" he added
Brunei gets first shipment of H1N1 vaccines [Brunei Times - 11/04/2009]
...minister said: "We want to encourage people to come to us to obtain the vaccination, but we are still working out places for distribution as there are a lot of logistics involved."
Brunei gets first shipment of H1N1 vaccines [Brunei Times - 11/04/2009]

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