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Article: Residents fly to Bangkok in search of flu vaccine.
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- Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
- Article date:
- August 5, 2009
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Byline: Abdulla Rasheed, Abu Dhabi Editor
Abu Dhabi Rumours about the availability of a swine flu vaccine in Bangkok, Thailand, have prompted many UAE residents to travel there to protect themselves against the virus.
The rumours suggested that Bangkok International Hospital had developed an effective vaccine that was available at a cost ranging between Dh800 and Dh1,000, an Emirati in Ras Al Khaimah said, adding that many people had travelled to Bangkok in search of the vaccine.
"I visited a Bangkok hospital last month because my daughter had to undergo surgery and found that a flu vaccine, believed to be effective against swine flu, was ...