Government and Policy
Ministry: 4 dead after China H1N1 inoculation
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-12-02 02:22
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A/H1N1 flu vaccine is seen in this file photo. [Wang Jing/China Daily] |
BEIJING: China's Ministry of Health said here Tuesday that four deaths had been reported after inoculation of China-made A(H1N1) flu vaccine and three had been confirmed irrelevant to the vaccines.
The three deaths were "coincidental" and causes of the other death are yet to be finalized, Liang Wannian, director of the ministry's emergency response office, said at a press conference.
"Clinical tests and practices in China and other countries have shown the A(H1N1) flu vaccines are safe," Liang said.
As of Sunday, the Chinese mainland had reported 178 deaths from the flu. More than 90,000 people were infected and nearly 80 percent had recovered.
The proportion of A(H1N1) flu also increased greatly to about 90 percent of all flu cases in the past weeks.
Liang said schools were still the main venue for prevention.
