90,000 additional doses of swine flu vaccine expected

The Czech Republic is expecting the delivery of 90,000 additional doses of swine flu vaccine. That amount will be roughly equal to the number of dosages currently available for the first wave of vaccinations. Health minister Dana Jurásková made the announcement Saturday at a meeting of the Czech Medical Chamber in Brno. The minister also said that under set circumstances the state would be assuming legal responsibility for possible side effects of vaccination. 95,000 vaccines are currently being distributed around the Czech Republic, with vaccinations set to begin on Monday. The second delivery is to be made after December 4. The Czech Republic’s chief hygiene officer, Michael Vít, has said he expects a statistical epidemic to be underway at the beginning of December.