A person has died soon after receiving the vaccine for the A(H1N1) swine flu vaccine. The victim was a 22-year-old man. Although his death came a few days after taking the vaccine, it is not yet ascertained whether the death is related to H1N1 in Malta.

Authorities are being cautious in their approach to this case so as not to alarm people unnecessarily. The exact cause of the death is still being investigated.

Four people have died in Malta so far as a direct or indirect result of the H1N1 virus.

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