354 pregnant women infected with HSI

25 Jan 2010

In response to media enquiries, a spokesman for the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (January 25) said that so far, 354 pregnant women in Hong Kong were tested positive for human swine influenza. Among them, one was a serious case.

The spokesman said that the Scientific Committees under the CHP had reviewed local and international experiences to make the recommendation for target groups in the vaccination programme. He noted that the World Health Organization and health authorities of the US and European countries included pregnant women as a priority group for vaccination.