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MoH: 4 dead after H1N1 inoculation

The Ministry of Health (MoH) reported yesterday that four people died after being inoculated with the H1N1 flu vaccine made in China, UPI reported. However, Liang Wannian, director of the ministry’s emergency response office, said three of the deaths were not caused by the inoculation, and the fourth is still under investigation. Liang said that […]

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2,151: The number of drugs included in China’s National Drug Reimbursement List.

 Source: PR Newswire

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Heath care ills

A tale of the swine flu, November 17: I was recently diagnosed with H1N1 – swine flu. Except it wasn’t quite that simple. According to government regulations, I should have been required to visit an official “fever clinic,” and probably given a week-long stay in a government quarantine center. Officially, therefore, I wasn’t diagnosed with […]

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A tale of the swine flu

Last week, I became an unwitting participant in an ongoing news story: The morning after arriving back in Shanghai from overseas, I felt distinctly unwell. Facing pressing deadlines and a worsening condition, I went to the doctor, who diagnosed me with nothing other than H1N1 – swine flu. Except it wasn’t quite that simple. According […]

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2: The number of Chinese citizens who have died after receiving a domestically manufactured H1N1 vaccine. More than 12 million Chinese people have been vaccinated

 Source: The China Daily