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Azerbaijan can return back anti-â€œswine fluâ€ vaccines

11 August 2010 11:20 (UTC +04:00)

He said 344 thousand doses of vaccines were brought to the country and 100 doses were used in anti-flu vaccination of the people. â€œWe will make a decision on the fate of remained doses of vaccines. It will depend on several factors, including epidemiological situationâ€.

â€œIf it is necessary Azerbaijan will return back non-used part of the vaccines, but it can be used for local vaccination against the seasonal fluâ€, said Gasimov.

Expert of the WHO office in Azerbaijan Vusala Allahverdiyeva told APA that A/H1N1 is not a pandemic, but it remains as a seasonal virus and therefore the vaccines can be used against the seasonal flu.

Allahverdiyeva said other part of the vaccines was expected to be used in vaccination of the schoolchildren for prevention of seasonal flu threat. â€œThis plan was prepared before the WHOâ€™s statement. After that the Health Ministry didnâ€™t address our office regarding the vaccination issue. According to the reports WHO office in Azerbaijan obtained until now, the Health Ministry didnâ€™t find or consider any change in the use of vaccines. In any case we havenâ€™t received any information about thatâ€.