The Parliamentary Secretariat for Health and the Elderly has announced that the first consignment of A(H1N1) swine flu vaccine arrived during the night of 28th/29th December.

This first consignment consisted of 100,000 doses of swine flu vaccine. On Tuesday, health care workers will be the first to be vaccinated while the inoculation of vulnerable groups will start on Saturday.

Pregnant women and patients suffering from chronic illnesses can get their vaccine at their local health centre as from Saturday. The secretariat appealed to all those who are ill to remain indoors.

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