Times LIVE reports on the South African government's ongoing efforts to ensure more than one million H1N1 vaccines are available before the virus returns next winter. According to the newspaper, the South African health department is negotiating with three pharmaceutical companies to acquire the vaccine (Lekotjolo, 11/3).

Saudi Arabia Approves H1N1 Vaccine Ahead Of Hajj

Reuters reports on the announcement by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority Tuesday to approve one of the H1N1 vaccines produced by GlaxoSmithKline ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage next month. The article also includes details on school closures in Mongolia and Korea aimed at containing the virus (Fox, 11/4).

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