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Saturday, November 21, 2009 2:07 PM

Published 07/03/2009 by AFP via Yahoo!


WHO, poor nations urge global access to swine flu vaccine

CANCUN (AFP) The World Health Organization (WHO) and developing nations called Friday during a swine flu summit here for measures to ensure poorer countries have access to a future A(H1N1) vaccine.

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...called Friday for "solidarity so that money is not the only factor in producer decisions about the distribution of the vaccine." Mexico was the epicenter...
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