WHO to send swine flu virus samples to Taiwan to make vaccine
ROC Central News Agency
2009.05.04 23:48:24
By Sofia Wu
Taipei, May 4 (CNA) The World Health Organization (WHO) 's reference laboratory will send samples of the swine flu virus strain to Taiwan in late May for vaccine development, the Central Epidemics Command Center said Monday in a statement.
The statement was issued after an international teleconference organized by multinational pharmaceutical companies and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Association (IFPMA).
Officials from Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control, the non-profit National Health Research Institutes (NHRI) , as well as representatives from Adimmune Corp. took part in the teleconference on behalf of Taiwan.
During the discussion, the statement said, the WHO reference laboratory agreed to send samples of swine flu or influenza A (H1N1) virus strain to Taiwan later this month to make vaccines to better protect local people from falling victim to an outbreak of the new flu virus.
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