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China sets blueprint for fighting flu pandemic
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-09-29 07:09
"And that would be the pandemic."
China's plan focused on preventing and handling infections of human influenza
and did not specifically mention bird flu, but it was also geared to handle such
an outbreak, Bhatiasevi said.
The government would subsidize and encourage research and production of flu
vaccines and medicines while beefing up national stockpiles, the ministry scheme
says.
"We have to admit our vaccine production capabilities and medicine stores are
weak points," National Influenza Center director Shu Yuelong was quoted as
saying.
The Outlook Weekly magazine quoted Shu as adding that China, with a
population of 1.3 billion, had only nine flu vaccine makers with total annual
production capacity of 10 million doses.
In the plan, the Health Ministry also pledges to compile weekly reports
analyzing information from the nationwide influenza monitoring system and to
share data with the WHO.
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