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China produces first A/H1N1 flu vaccines

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-06-22 14:45

BEIJING - China's first batch of A/H1N1 flu vaccines were produced by a pharmaceutical firm Monday.

The vaccines are expected to hit the market in September after safety tests in labs and clinical tests, said Hualan Biological Engineering Inc.

The company received the seed virus from a World Health Organization (WHO) lab on June 4.

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