The Chinese government has expanded the priority groups for receiving the H1N1 vaccine to include "pregnant women, migrant workers, and people with close contacts with animals such as butchers and veterinarians," ChinaDaily reports. Up until now, the government had focused its H1N1 vaccination campaigns on the students, chronically ill and medical workers, the newspaper reports (12/11).

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