Egypt Receives First Batch of A/H1N1 Flu Vaccines from the U.K.

CAIRO  -- The Nile TV reported that Egypt received the first batch of the A/H1N1 vaccine on Sunday from the United Kingdom.

There were around 80,000 doses of the flu vaccine that arrived at the Cairo airport from the United Kingdom via Amsterdam and authorities said that another batch involving 70,000 doses are scheduled to arrive on Monday.

Egyptian Health Minister Hatem el-Gabali had earlier announced that Egypt intends to import 5.5 million doses of the A/H1N1 vaccine which will be shipped to the country from this month on.

To date, the ministry has documented over 1,000 cases of the new flu virus and had also reported the country's fifth fatal case last Saturday.