Special Report: World tackles A/H1N1 flu |
The Chinese Ministry of Health has refuted an online rumor that the recent A/H1N1 flu outbreak in Beijing was caused by vaccinating students for the National Day celebrations.
A ministry spokesman called the rumor a total fabrication. He pointed out that Beijing did not carry out large-scale vaccination in primary and secondary schools before October 1st, and no epidemic would occur among people already vaccinated.
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Chinese university students leave a military training base wearing masks after a student under the training died of the H1N1 flu in Beijing, China, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. The victim, a student at the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, died of the H1N1 virus on Tuesday, the Xinhua News Agency reported, citing local health authorities. |