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Japan starts H1N1 flu vaccinations

TOKYO - Japan on Monday started vaccinating medical workers against H1N1 flu, which is known to have killed 27 people in the country, the health ministry said. The country has a limited supply of the domestically-made vaccine, with doses for about... ...full story at Channel NewsAsia

from Channel NewsAsia on Mon, Oct 19 2009

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