We have more of the political flu than real A/H1N1 of seasonal flu - President

"We have more of the political flu than real A/H1N1 of seasonal flu", said President Viktor Yushchenko during a live telephone press conference at the office of Komsomolskaya Pravda Ukraine answering questions about the epidemic situation in the country, press office of the president reported.

The President pointed to a number of errors in Government's healthcare policy in preventing and fighting flu outbreak in Ukraine. Particularly, he said the vaccination against seasonal influenza has not been conducted. "The Government is not prepared for vaccination, although the society has been discussing it from April", said Victor Yushchenko.

He added that due to the fact that the World Health Organization predicts a second wave of flu epidemic in Ukraine, the Government and particularly the Ministry of Health should draw conclusions out of the poor organization of fighting the first wave of the epidemic.

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