A/H1N1 vaccination, accept or not? (2)

On June 3, Hualan Biological Engineering Inc. received China's first strain of the A/H1N1 influenza virus from a UK laboratory, which is approved by the World Health Organization (WHO). On June 13, the company achieved its most significant step in the production of the A/H1N1 influenza vaccine: the initial screening of different strains of the A/H1N1 influenza virus from WHO which is used for vaccine production was completed. [Detail: China's first batch of A/H1N1 influenza vaccine comes off production line ]

China approved Thursday the A/H1N1 flu vaccine produced by domestic pharmaceutical company Sinovac, making it the first to get a production license in the global race.


Two A/H1N1 flu vaccines are showed by personnel of Sinovac in Beijing, capital of China, Sep. 3, 2009. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)
The State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) issued the license for Sinovac's vaccine called Panflu.1 on Thursday, after it passed SFDA's experts evaluation on Aug. 31. [Detail: China's Sinovac gets world's first production license for A/H1N1 flu vaccine]

The researching and developing period of China's first also world's first H1N1 flu vaccine approved by WHO is only more than 80 days. Compare with the time for researching and developing vaccine for SARS and bird flu, the time is so short that lots of people put their suspicion on the validity and safety of the vaccine. And some rumor like vaccination-caused A/H1N1 outbreak in Beijing followed up.

However, Chinese Ministry of Health on Nov. 2 disproved an online rumor that the recent A/H1N1 influenza outbreak in Beijing was caused by vaccination among students for the country's National Day celebration.


Ministry disproves rumor on vaccination-caused A/H1N1 outbreak in Beijing

"The rumor violates scientific theories and does not consist with the truth," said the ministry's spokesman Mao Qunan. "It is totally fabrication." [Detail]

Now, A/H1N1 flu 'spreading fast but under control' in China as millions inoculated

"Currently close to 80 percent of the country's total flu infections are A/H1N1 flu cases, though the state of the flu was still mild and there was no evidence of virus mutation," Liang Wannian, an official with the Ministry of Health said on Nov. 1.

As of last Saturday, more than 46,000 confirmed A/H1N1 flu cases had been reported on the Chinese mainland, 75 percent of whom had recovered. Among the 93 cases of serious condition, 55 were still in hospital, the ministry said. Chinese mainland has reported six deaths from the flu since Oct. 2.

Ministry experts warned that the flu has entered a period featured by high frequency and quick increase in the number of infected cases in the country, and it could last through March next year. [Detail]

China steps up nationwide A/H1N1 influenza vaccination programs

Students get the A/H1N1 influenza vaccination in turns from medical staff with local center for disease control and prevention, at Dongning County, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 28, 2009.

A child receives the A/H1N1 influenza vaccination in Liuzhou, a city in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 28, 2009.

The Lhasa City Government began on Oct. 30 to provide free A/H1N1 vaccination for the third time, which is expected to end on Nov. 6.

To sum up, it is your decesion to make for accepting the vaccination or not after all. Here is a poll for this question, if you want to vote yourself and express your own opinion, please click:Vaccinated or not, that is a question？

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