Tamiflu drug stocked for Vietnam’s population
October 24th, 2006
As part of a larger plan to supply the country with the necessary means of prevention and protection against the avian flu, the Vietnamese ministry of health has announced that 1 million Tamiflu tablets, as well as 100 tonnes of Chloramin B have been stocked. The country has not detected any human case of bird flu in months, but testing is still being carried out across the country. Other preparations for the event of a flu epidemic include 1,000 respiratory machines, 500,000 sets of protective equipment and 1,000 sprayers of different kinds. People have been encouraged to get vaccinated against flu viruses, as the country’s producer of anti-flu vaccines has given reassurances that it can provide enough vaccine doses for the upcoming months.