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South Korea To Buy Flu Vaccines For Quarter Of Population
The ministry said in a statement the aim was to safeguard against the possible rapid spread of the (A)H1N1 virus this autumn.
A US company which last month won a contract to develop a vaccine using insect cell technology has announced production of a first batch.
South Korean researchers this week also began work on developing vaccine prototypes.
South Korea has reported 238 infections and no deaths. But there are concerns that Koreans studying abroad could bring back the infection when they return for summer holidays.
On Thursday an elementary school was temporarily closed after a student was confirmed infected with the disease.
Swine flu has killed 332 people worldwide since emerging in Mexico in April.
Source-AFP
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