Despite the results of a clinical trial involving over 12,000 Chinese citizens last month which showed the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine, a survey published Monday by "the state English-language China Daily reveal[ed] that more than half of all Chinese do not plan to be vaccinated against swine flu because they are unsure about the safety of the shot," according to the news service. The poll found "more than 54 percent of the 2,000 respondents said they did not want the A(H1N1) vaccine - a huge turnaround from two months ago, when 76 percent said they did" (10/27).

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