Kuwait, October 05: Swine flu vaccines will arrive in Kuwait this month, according to the Kuwait Ministry of Health.
Global Arab Network reports that over 300,000 anti-seasonal flu vaccines, including 145,000 anti-swine flu vaccines, will be made available.
The head of the ministry’s Public Health Program, Dr. Rashid Al Owaish, said that the ministry ordered the flu vaccine to better protect people from seasonal flu and the H1N1 virus.
Al Owaish said that the vaccines will be distributed in health centres and hospitals by the end of next week.
The total number of reported swine flu cases in Kuwait reached 2,881 since April. The death toll has reached nine.
–Agencies–