
The health minister of Saudi Arabia has announced that within 3 weeks the country will receive 1 million doses of swine flu vaccine. After this first batch another 6 million doses will be delivered, the Arabian Business reports citing the minister. Apart from this, the ministries of health and education have introduced an awareness campaign about the swine flu pandemic. This week medical workers in schools of Riyadh, Mecca, Medina, the east coast and other regions will undergo a 2-day training on tackling the flu.