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Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-07-29
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[01] Minister's briefing on 'new flu'
[01] Minister's briefing on 'new flu'
Health Minister Avramopoulos on Wednesday briefed a relevant Parliament
committee in Athens over the government's action plan to deal with
whatever outbreaks and repercussions of "new flu" or novel influenza.
Avramopoulos said a major cache of vaccinations will be delivered to
Greece in mid September, with the vaccination of "at risk" groups of
the general population beginning thereafter. In echoing statements by
the scientific community worldwide, the minister also said it was
unlikely that the entire population will need to get vaccinated.
In turning to the "political angle", Avramopoulos, a former Athens
mayor, lambasted main opposition PASOK, dismissing the latter's
criticism of the government and referring to an effort at "petty
political exploitation" of the flu scare.
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