Chief hygiene officer expects full-blown swine flu epidemic in early December

The Czech Republic’s chief hygiene officer, Michael Vít, says the country is on the verge of a swine flu epidemic, which he expects at the beginning of December. With more than 2000 infections per 100,000 population, the regions of Karlovy Vary, Moravo-Silesia and Zlín are already considered to have an epidemic underway. The Ministry of Heath has announced that swine flu vaccine has been distributed and vaccinations can be given immediately.