MONGOLIA RECEIVES H1N1 VACCINES

Ulaanbaatar. /MONTSAME/. Mongolia has become the first developing nation to receive swine flu vaccines. The World Health Organization (WHO) told Voice of America that the country has now received the batch after demonstrating that it has measures in place that will ensure the efficient distribution of the vaccines.
Mongolia is the first of 95 developing nations that will be sent the H1N1 vaccines over the coming months, Nyka Alexander, a spokeswoman for the WHO, told the news agency.
She continued: "If any [...] countries with excess capacity wish to donate further vaccines to WHO, of course we would welcome that, because there are countries that are still seeking vaccines."
In December, the organisation's flu chief Keiji Fukuda said that it expects the swine flu virus to continue circulating for the next couple of years. He added that it would be "premature" to speculate as to whether or not it is in decline, reported the Associated Press.
S. Batbayar